01:13 PM EDT, 06/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.6%.

US equity indexes were up in midday trading Thursday as growing expectations of three interest-rate cuts by year-end boosted investor sentiment and pushed government bond yields and the dollar lower.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) added 1.7% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) was up 1.5%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 0.5%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) moved higher as well.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) gained 1.1%, while iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) added 0.6%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was 0.6% higher. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) climbed 2%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), dropped 2%.

Commodities

Crude oil gained 1.8%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) was up 0.6%. Natural gas dipped 4.5%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was down 3.8%.

Gold rose fractionally on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was down less than 0.1%. Silver gained 1.3%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) added 0.9%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) dipped 0.2%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) fell 0.3%, and the iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) rose 0.1%.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was up 0.8%; VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) were mixed, with the latter rising 0.1%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) added 0.3%. iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) edged higher as well. iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 0.1%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) was 1.1% higher. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) moved ahead as well.