01:02 PM EDT, 10/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were fractionally higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.6%.

US equity indexes were up in midday trading on Tuesday after hitting fresh records amid a lift from quarterly earnings and corporate actions.

Energy

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

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) gained 0.8%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also advanced.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) rose 0.4%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) added 0.4%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was down 0.4%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) dropped 1.3%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), climbed 1.3%.

Commodities

Crude oil increased 1.9%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) added 2.1%. Natural gas declined 2.5%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) dipped 3.5%.

Gold on Comex lost 1.3%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) slipped 0.8%. Silver was up 0.8%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) rose 0.8%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) fell 0.4%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were also lower.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) added 0.6%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was up 0.1%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) rose 0.5%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was 0.3% down, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were in the red; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.4%.

Industrial

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

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) shed 0.3%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) rose 0.4%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) slipped 1.5%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) was down 0.5%.