01:07 PM EDT, 10/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 1.2%.

US equity indexes broke records as consumer price inflation cooled, boosting market expectations of two interest-rate cuts this year.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each lost 0.8%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) gained 1.7%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) advanced as well.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) rose 1.3%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) added 2.1%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was up 1.1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) climbed 3.5%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), fell 3.4%.

Commodities

Crude oil added 0.4%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) rose 0.5%. Natural gas slipped 3.5% and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) dropped 2.1%.

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

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) shed 0.1%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were mixed, with the latter rising 0.2%.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) added 0.1%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was up 0.5%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) rose 0.4%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was 0.1% up, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) edged higher; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) gained 0.5%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) added 0.2%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) also increased.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) added 0.8%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) fell 0.1%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) added 1.1%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) was down 0.1%.