12:59 PM EDT, 08/09/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM and IVV were mixed, with the latter trading 0.1% higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) fell 0.1%.

US equity indexes were mixed, with most government bond yields falling in choppy midday trading on Friday.

Energy

IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was up 0.3% and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) rose 0.4%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) dipped 0.1%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were lower.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) retreated and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) fell 1.3% each.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) climbed 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) rose 0.8% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) dropped 0.6%.

Commodities

Crude was up 0.9%; United States Oil Fund (USO) added 1.2%. Natural gas fell 0.2% and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) lost 0.1%.

Gold rose 0.3% based on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) climbed 0.4%. Silver fell 0.4% and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) added 0.2%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) fell 0.1%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) was down 0.3% and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) dipped 0.4%.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) climbed 0.2%; VanEck Vectors Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) were declining.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) rose 0.4%; iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) climbed. IShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 0.3%.

Industrial

Select Sector SPDR-Industrial (XLI) declined 0.3%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares U.S. Industrials (IYJ) were lower.