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Exchange-Traded Funds Rise as US Equities Trade Mixed After Midday
Nov 19, 2025 12:43 PM

01:16 PM EST, 11/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.4%.

US equity indexes traded mixed as selective buying in big-tech names such as Nvidia ( NVDA ) , which will report its quarterly results after the bell, helped lift communication services and technology.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each lost about 1.1%.

Technology

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

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was up 0.8%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) added 0.9%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) slipped 0.8%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) lost 0.3%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), rose 0.3%.

Commodities

Crude oil was 2.3% lower, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) shed 2.5%. Natural gas gained 4.7%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) climbed 3.3%.

Gold on Comex added 0.3%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was up 0.3%. Silver dipped 0.2%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) added 0.3%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) declined 0.7%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were in the red.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) shed 0.2%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was down 0.6%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) fell 0.6%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) lost 0.1%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were edging lower; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) dropped 0.8%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) gained 0.4%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were also rising.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) was down 4.6%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) lost 3.6%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) dropped 6.8%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) was 4.6% lower.

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