01:22 PM EDT, 06/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were mixed after midday Wednesday, with the latter trading lower. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.3%.

US equity indexes were also mixed ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement under newly minted Kevin Warsh, while Iran warned against Israel's continuing attacks on Lebanon.

Energy

IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each fell 0.5%.

Technology

The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) gained 1.2% and iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) rose 0.7%, while iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was up 0.9%.

The State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) increased 1.9% and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) was 3.4% higher.

Financial

The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) added 0.6%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) added 1.7%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), lost 1.7%.

Commodities

Crude oil rose 1%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) fell 0.5%. Natural gas shed 2.8%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 2.6% lower.

Gold on Comex gained 0.7%, and the State Street SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) also rose 0.5%. Silver advanced 1.1%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was up 0.6%.

Consumer

The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was down 1.5%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) fell 1.4% and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) was down 1%.

The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) declined 0.9%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was 1.4% lower, and the State Street SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) dropped 0.3%.

Healthcare

The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) shed 0.6%, iShares US Healthcare (IYH) decreased 0.4%, and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) slipped 0.2%. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) gained 2.3%.

Industrial

The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) added 1.1%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) gained 1.2%, while iShares US Industrials (IYJ) rose 1%.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) was up 0.1%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) rose 0.5%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) fell 1.4%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) was 0.2% higher.