01:03 PM EDT, 07/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was fractionally higher.

US equity indexes rose in midday trading on Wednesday, with volatility declining and Treasury yields gaining after President Donald Trump unveiled a trade deal with Japan in which the import tariff was lower than anticipated.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) both rose about 1%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) added 0.3%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) edged higher as well.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) shed 0.5%, while iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) lost 0.9%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was 0.5% up. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) climbed 1.4%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), dropped 1.3%.

Commodities

Crude oil fell 0.2%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) was up 0.7%. Natural gas declined 5%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) dipped 5.1%.

Gold was 1.4% lower on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) were 1.3% down. Silver shed 0.2%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) fell 0.4%.

Consumer

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

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) fell 0.3%, and VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) edged lower.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) rose 1.4%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were also higher. iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) gained 1.8%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) rose 1.7%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) also climbed.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin was down 1.3%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) lost 1.2%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) slipped 2.4%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) dropped 0.9%.