01:02 PM EDT, 07/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.3%.

US equity indexes were mixed while most government bond yields rose after midday on Wednesday as the economy grew more than forecast in Q2 and job additions in July outpaced market consensus.

Energy

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

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was up 0.3%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also edged higher.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) added 0.5%, while iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) advanced 0.9%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) rose 0.3%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) moved 0.9% ahead, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), dropped 1.2%.

Commodities

Crude oil rose 1.4%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) was up 1.3%. Natural gas slipped 2.8%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) dipped 3.7%.

Gold rose 0.8% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) were down 0.9%. Silver lost 1.4%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was 1.3% lower.

Consumer

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

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was 0.2% lower, and VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) were mixed, with the latter falling 0.2%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) added 0.2%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) also advanced. iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) added 1%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) was 0.1% lower. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were mixed, with the latter falling fractionally.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose 0.2%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) gained 0.2%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) added 0.8%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) was up 0.2%.