01:06 PM EDT, 10/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM declined, and IVV edged higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.6%.

US equity indexes rose in midday trading on Friday as concern that credit stress could be lurking in regional banks receded following a slew of earnings reports from regional banks.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) rose 0.5% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) added 0.7%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) shed 0.2%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) dropped as well.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) lost 1.6%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) fell 0.7%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) gained 0.7%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) rose 1.9%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), dropped 2%.

Commodities

Crude oil rose fractionally, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) shed 0.2%. Natural gas added 2.4%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) gained 3.1%.

Gold on Comex dropped 1.7%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) shed 2.1%. Silver was down 5.4%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) declined 5.4%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) added 1.1%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) gained 1.1%, while iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) rose 1.1%.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) climbed 0.7%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was up 0.4%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) dropped 0.1%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) added 0.2%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) edged higher; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.1%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) rose fractionally. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were mixed, with the latter rising 0.4%.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 1.3%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) was down 1.9%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) fell 2.1%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) lost 1.7%.