01:17 PM EST, 01/22/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM fell while IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) climbed 1.6%.

US equity indexes rose after midday on Wednesday as technology and communication services topped sector charts after Netflix ( NFLX ) released blowout Q4 results and President Donald Trump unveiled a multi-billion dollar artificial intelligence infrastructure project.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) shed 0.9% and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) dipped 0.7%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) gained 2.3%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) rose as well.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) jumped 0.6%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) climbed 2%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) shed 0.6%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) dipped 1.8%, and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) rose 1.7%.

Commodities

Crude oil rose 0.2%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) lost 0.4%. Natural gas added 4.6%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) gained 2.8%.

Gold rose 0.4% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) added 0.4%. Silver dipped 0.3%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) gained 0.1%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) fell 0.4%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were in the red.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) fell 0.2%; retail fund VanEck Vectors Retail ETF (RTH) added 0.1%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) dropped 0.7%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was fractionally lower, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were marginally higher. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) added 0.3%.

Industrial

Select Sector SPDR-Industrial (XLI) lost 0.1%, and Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were lower.