01:19 PM EDT, 10/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM fell, while IVV edged higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was down 0.1%.

US equity indexes were mixed in midday trading on Tuesday amid a decline in government bond yields and a sharp sell-off in gold futures.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) both shed 0.3%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) gained 0.1%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) advanced as well.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) fell 1.5%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) shed 0.6%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was up 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) rose 0.6%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), dropped 0.6%.

Commodities

Crude oil rose 0.7%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) added 0.1%. Natural gas increased 0.9% and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) gained 0.4%.

Gold on Comex dropped 5.4%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) lost 6.3%. Silver was down 7.3%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) declined 8.2%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) slipped 0.5%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) dipped 0.4%, while iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) fell 0.6%.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) climbed 1.4%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was up 0.9%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) added 1.1%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) edged 0.4% higher, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) advanced; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was down 0.2%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) rose 1%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) moved up as well.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose 1.7%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) added 2%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) gained 1%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) was up 2.3%.