12:59 PM EDT, 07/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) fell 0.1%.

US equity indexes advanced, with consumer discretionary and technology among the top gainers, in midday trading Tuesday.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) were roughly 1.4% lower each.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) dipped 0.3%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were higher.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) lost 1.3% and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) was down 1.5%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) added 0.3%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) rose 0.8% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) dropped 0.8%.

Commodities

Crude was down 2%; United States Oil Fund (USO) lost 1.6%. Natural gas dropped 2.4% and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was down 1.5%.

Gold was up 0.5% based on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was 0.3% higher. Silver lost about 0.3% and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) retreated 0.2%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) eased 0.4%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were declining.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) fell less than 0.1%; retail fund VanEck Vectors Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) were mixed with the former trading higher.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) edged up 0.1%; iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were higher. iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 0.4%.

Industrial

Select Sector SPDR-Industrial (XLI) was down 0.1%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) was flat and iShares U.S. Industrials (IYJ) dropped 0.1%.