01:09 PM EDT, 06/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV increased. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.3%.

US equity indexes rose, while most government bond yields fell with crude oil futures, ahead of monetary policy projections from the Federal Reserve and as Iran said Israel's attack occurred when it was negotiating a nuclear deal with the US.

Energy

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

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) gained 0.4%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) advanced as well.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) climbed 1.6%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) added 1%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) moved 0.4% higher. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) rose 1.2%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), retreated 1%.

Commodities

Crude oil declined 0.8%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) was down 0.4%. Natural gas gained 3%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 2% higher.

Gold was up 0.1% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) rose 0.2%. Silver lost 0.5%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) slid 0.6%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) rose 0.2%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) was up 0.2%, and the iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) was 0.1% higher.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) gained 0.6%; VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was up 0.4%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) added 0.6%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was up 0.1%. iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) also advanced. iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 0.7%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) was up 0.2%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) rose 0.4%, while iShares US Industrials (IYJ) fell 0.2%.