01:12 PM EST, 01/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators
Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were lower. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was down 0.4%.
US equity indexes slipped with government bond yields in midday trading Friday after a consumer sentiment gauge was revised downwards.
Energy
iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) lost about 0.7% each.
Technology
Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) shed 0.5%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were in the red.
SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) lost 1.6%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) fell 1.5%.
Financial
Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) rose 0.4%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) climbed 0.9%, and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) dipped 1.1%.
Commodities
Crude oil fell 0.5%, while the United States Oil Fund (USO) added 0.1%. Natural gas was up 0.1%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) fell 0.7%.
Gold was up 0.7% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) added 0.8%. Silver rose 1.2%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) climbed 0.7%.
Consumer
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) rose 0.4%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were higher.
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) dipped 0.3%; retail fund VanEck Vectors Retail ETF (RTH) was up 0.2%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) added 0.4%.
Health Care
Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was up 0.3%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were higher. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was 0.2% softer.
Industrial
Select Sector SPDR-Industrial (XLI) lost 0.1%, and Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were lower.