01:11 PM EST, 01/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) rose 1.4%.

US equity indexes rose, with consumer discretionary and technology among leaders in midday trading Friday.

Energy

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

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 1.3%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were higher.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) added 1.6%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) gained 1.9%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was up 0.4%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) rose 1.1%, and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) fell 0.9%.

Commodities

Crude oil was up 1.5%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) added 1.6%. Natural gas dropped 7.8%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) slipped 8%.

Gold was 0.5% lower on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) fell 0.7%. Silver rose 0.6%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) fractionally lower.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was up 0.2%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were higher.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was 1.2% higher; retail fund VanEck Vectors Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) were rising.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) rose 1%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) edged higher. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 0.9%.

Industrial

Select Sector SPDR-Industrial (XLI) was up 1%, Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were higher.