01:08 PM EDT, 10/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 2.2%.

US equity indexes jumped in midday trading on Monday after President Donald Trump softened his tone against China and as the so-called AI trade got a boost from a deal between Broadcom ( AVGO ) and OpenAI.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each added more than 1%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) 2.8% higher; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) moved ahead as well.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) added 6.8%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) rose 5.1%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) gained 1.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) climbed 3.4%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), dropped 3.6%.

Commodities

Crude oil was up 1.2%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) added 1.6%. Natural gas rose 0.6%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) slipped 0.7%.

Gold on Comex climbed 3.4%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) rose 2.4%. Silver was up 7%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) gained 3.6%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) dipped 0.3%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) shed 0.3%, while iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) fell 0.6%.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) advanced 2%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was up 0.7%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) added 2.8%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) added 0.3%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) rose as well; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 1%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) gained 1.4%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) edged higher.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 0.1%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) was down 1.4%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) climbed 4.6%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) fell 0.6%.