12:49 PM EST, 12/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) added 1.1%.

US benchmark stock indexes were higher around midday Tuesday in the Christmas Eve session set to close early at 1 pm ET.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) gained 0.9% each.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 0.8%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were higher.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) gained 1%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) added 0.5%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was up 1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) rose 3%, and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) dropped 2.9%.

Commodities

Crude oil was up 1.3%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) gained 0.8%. Natural gas added 6.5%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) rose 3.3%.

Gold was 0.3% higher on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) rose 0.2%. Silver climbed 0.2% while iShares Silver Trust (SLV) rose 0.1%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was up 0.5%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) gained 0.7% while iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) was up 0.4%.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was 2% higher; retail fund VanEck Vectors Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) advanced.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) rose 0.2%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were higher. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) added 0.1%.

Industrial

Select Sector SPDR-Industrial (XLI) was up 0.5%, Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were edging higher.