01:08 PM EDT, 05/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.1%.

US equity indexes rose in midday trading Friday, even after a consumer sentiment gauge slumped and inflation expectations surged.

Energy

IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) dropped about 0.5% each.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) fell 0.3%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW), and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) both lost 0.1%.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) advanced fractionally, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) dipped 0.7%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) added 0.6%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) climbed 1.6%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), declined 1.9%.

Commodities

Crude oil was 1.4% higher, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) gained 0.9%. Natural gas lost 0.7%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was up 0.3%.

Gold declined 1.1% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) shed 1.3%. Silver was down 1%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) fell 1.1%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was up 0.8%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and the iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) also rose.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) added 0.7%; VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was up 0.8%, while SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) rose 1.1%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) climbed 1.6%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) also rose. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) gained 1.2%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) added 0.8%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) also advanced.