01:16 PM EDT, 09/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.6%.

US equity indexes rose in midday trading Thursday, with all three benchmark gauges touching all-time highs intraday, as odds favoring three interest-rate cuts this year jumped following a hot consumer price inflation print and a surge in jobless claims.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) were both marginally higher.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 0.3%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) gained.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) added 0.9%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) climbed 0.7%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) gained 1.3%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) climbed 4.1% and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), dropped 3.9%.

Commodities

Crude oil shed 1.9%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) slipped 2%. Natural gas fell 2.4%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was down 2.7%.

Gold on Comex dipped 0.2%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) shed 0.2%. Silver gained 1.4%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) climbed 1%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) added 0.9%. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and the iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) rose as well.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) gained 1.7%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) rose 1.1%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) was up 1.6%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) added 1.6%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) moved higher; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 1.5%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) gained 1.1%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) edged higher, too.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) added 0.5%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) was up 0.9%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) gained 2.3%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) rose 1.4%.