01:12 PM EDT, 04/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM was down while IVV was up. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) rose 1.8%.

US equity indexes rose in choppy midday trading, while most government bond yields surged and crude oil futures sank to a four-year low as investors weighed China's retaliation against President Donald Trump's trade tariffs amid reports that a bailout of farmers is under consideration.

Energy

IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) both were 0.9% lower.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) gained 2.6%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also advanced.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) rose 3.3%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) edged up 3%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) dropped 0.5%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) shed 1.6%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) rose 1.4%.

Commodities

Crude oil fell 4%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) shed 2.2%. Natural gas rose 1.4%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 1.8% up.

Gold rose 3.9% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) gained 3.4%. Silver added 2.3%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was up 1.9%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) advanced 0.9%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) also moved higher.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was 1.2% higher; VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) rose 0.9%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) added 1.3%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was down 0.7%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were in the red. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 1.4%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) added 1.1%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were also trending higher.