01:11 PM EDT, 08/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 1%.

US equity indexes jumped Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 hitting record highs as inflation data for July sent bets in favor of an interest-rate cut in September soaring.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) were 0.7% higher.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 1.1%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also moved higher.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) gained 4.1%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) was 2.8% up.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) added 1.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) climbed 3.1%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), declined 3.5%.

Commodities

Crude oil lost 1.2%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) was down 1.1%. Natural gas dropped 5.2%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) shed 6.1%.

Gold dipped 0.2% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) fell 0.1%. Silver rose 0.6%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) added 0.8%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) rose 0.1%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and the iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were mixed, with the latter slipping 0.1%.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) gained 0.8%, and VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) also moved higher.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) added 0.3%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were also up. iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 1.2%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) gained 0.9%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were also rising.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose 0.4%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) added 0.5%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) climbed 4.5%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) added 1.7%.