01:01 PM EDT, 08/27/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM was falling and IVV was trading higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) rose 0.3%.

US equity indexes and government bond yields traded mixed in midday trading Tuesday after a closely monitored consumer confidence gauge surprisingly increased.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) shed 1.1% and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) was down 0.9%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) added 0.3%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were rising.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was up 0.5%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) was 0.9% higher.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was up 0.4%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) rose 1.1% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) fell 1.2%.

Commodities

Crude fell 2.3%; United States Oil Fund (USO) was down 2.1%. Natural gas fell 1.9% and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) retreated 2.2%.

Gold was down 0.2% based on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) lost 0.2%. Silver was 0.2% lower and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was fractionally up.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) climbed 0.1%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) was flat and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) was lower.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was down 0.4%; retail fund VanEck Vectors Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) were lower.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was 0.1% lower; iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were declining. iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF (IBB) lost 0.7%.

Industrial

Select Sector SPDR-Industrial (XLI) was 0.2% lower. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were lower.