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Exchange-Traded Funds, US Equities Decline After Midday

Sep 25, 2025 10:23 AM

01:09 PM EDT, 09/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were lower. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) fell 0.5%.

US benchmark stock indexes traded lower in midday trading on Thursday as investors assessed a slew of economic data.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each added about 0.6%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) slipped 0.4%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) moved lower as well.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) fell 0.9%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) was down 0.3%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) lost 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) fell 0.6%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), gained 1%.

Commodities

Crude oil lost 0.4%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) was down 0.1%. Natural gas rose 1.8%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) gained 1.5%.

Gold on Comex fell 0.1%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) were up 0.1%. Silver climbed 1.9%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) added 2.1%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) fell 0.7%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) was down 0.6%, while iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) lost 1%.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) shed 1.1%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) slipped 0.8%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) lost 1.6%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was down 1.8%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) also fell; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 1.8%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) was down 0.6%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were in the red.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) lost 2.2%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) was down 2.2%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) fell 5.5%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) shed 2.3%.

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