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Exchange-Traded Funds, US Equities Higher After Midday Trading
Dec 11, 2024 10:40 AM

01:09 PM EST, 12/11/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 1.7%.

US equity indexes advanced, with the Nasdaq Composite scaling a new intraday record high after November's in-line inflation print showed glimpses of weakness in stickier areas.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) rose 0.2% and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) added less than 0.1%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) gained 1.6%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were higher.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) rose 2.4%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) added 2.2%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was up 0.1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) rose 0.4%, and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was down 0.3%.

Commodities

Crude oil was up 2.1%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) added 2.3%. Natural gas edged up 6.5%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) climbed 5.6%.

Gold was up 1.4% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) added 1%. Silver advanced 0.7%, while iShares Silver Trust (SLV) climbed 0.4%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) added 0.1%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) climbed 0.3% while iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) fell 0.3%.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) gained 1.5%; retail fund VanEck Vectors Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) advanced.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was 1.1% lower, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) rose and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were down. IShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF (IBB) lost less than 0.1%.

Industrial

Select Sector SPDR-Industrial (XLI) rose 0.1%, Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were higher.

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