01:09 PM EST, 11/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.9%.

US equity indexes rose after midday Friday as the odds of a December interest-rate cut almost doubled after New York Fed President John Williams put a dovish lens over the last monetary policy meeting of this year.

Energy

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

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) gained 0.5%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also moved higher.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was up 2.3%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) rose 0.7%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) gained 1.4%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) advanced 3.9%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), dropped 3.9%.

Commodities

Crude oil was 2% lower, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) shed 1.5%. Natural gas gained 3.1%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) rose 2.3%.

Gold on Comex added 0.6%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) rose 0.2%. Silver dipped 0.6%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) declined 0.4%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) gained 1.2%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) also moved ahead.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) rose 2%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was up 1.5%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) added 3.4%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) gained 2.4%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were also pointing higher; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 2.1%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) advanced 1.1%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were higher as well.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) was down 3.5%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) lost 2.8%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) dropped 1.8%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) was 2.2% lower.