01:17 PM EDT, 08/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) edged up 0.2%.

US equity indexes were mixed in midday trading on Tuesday as investors weighed President Donald Trump's order to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from office.

Energy

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

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 0.4%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF were higher.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) added 2%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) rose 1.1%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) gained 0.1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) rose 0.3%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), slipped 0.2%.

Commodities

Crude oil dropped 2.3% and the United States Oil Fund (USO) shed 2.2%. Natural gas lost 0.5%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) fell 0.9%.

Gold on Comex rose 0.4% and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) added 0.5%. Silver dipped 0.3%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) lost 0.1%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) fell 0.7%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and the iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were also lower.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) eased 0.1%, VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) were mixed, with the latter up 0.2%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) added 0.5%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) moved higher. iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) gained 0.6%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) was up 0.6%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) also rose.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 2.3%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) lost 0.9%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) climbed 2.7%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) fell 0.4%.