01:14 PM EST, 02/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were lower. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was down 0.8%.

US equity indexes were mixed after midday Tuesday as a steeper-than-expected decline in consumer confidence pushed government bond yields sharply lower.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) lost 1.5% and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) was down 1.3%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was 0.4% lower; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were in the red.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) lost 1.8%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) was down 0.9%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) eased 0.1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) dropped 0.4%, and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) climbed 0.6%.

Commodities

Crude oil fell 2.6%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) dipped 2.8%. Natural gas rose 1.1%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) added 0.5%.

Gold was down 1.7% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) edged down 1.6%. Silver lost 2.5%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) fell 2.6%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) rose 1.4%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were higher.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was down nearly 0.5%; retail fund VanEck Vectors Retail ETF (RTH) added 0.9%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) was up 0.6%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) gained 0.3%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were higher. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 0.4%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) was 0.4% up, and Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were trending higher.