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Exchange-Traded Funds, US Equities Fall After Midday Friday
Aug 1, 2025 10:17 AM

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

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV fell. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.3%.

US equity indexes sank, with government bond yields and crude oil sliding after nonfarm payrolls showed a sharp deterioration in the labor market and the Trump administration unleashed new punitive import tariffs on international trade partners.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) fell 1.5%, and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) was 1.7% down.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) slipped 1.7%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also fell.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) lost 0.3%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) fell 1%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) dipped 1.7%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) shed 5.6%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), climbed 5.4%.

Commodities

Crude oil fell 3.1%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) was down 2.9%. Natural gas dipped 0.7%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) fell 0.2%.

Gold rose 1.4% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) were up 1.6%. Silver added 0.4%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was 0.4% up.

Consumer

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

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) fell 2.2%, and VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) were in the red.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) added 0.3%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were also higher. iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) slipped 0.2%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) was 1.4% lower. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) also declined.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) shed 1.2%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) fell 1.5%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) lost 3.8%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) was down 2.2%.

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