01:02 PM EDT, 07/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.7%.

US equity indexes advanced amid declines in government bond yields, the dollar, and crude oil in midday trading on Monday.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) fell 0.7% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) shed 0.5%.

Technology

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

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) added 1.2%, while iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) gained 0.7%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was 0.6% up. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) added 1.9%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), dropped 1.6%.

Commodities

Crude oil fell 0.5%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) was down 0.6%. Natural gas declined 6.8%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) dipped 7.2%.

Gold was 1.6% higher on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) were 1.4% up. Silver gained 2.3%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was 2.3% up.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) added 0.2%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and the iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) moved ahead as well.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) added 0.7%, and VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) edged higher.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) slipped 0.2%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were also lower. iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) lost 0.1%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) edged 0.2% higher. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) also climbed.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin was down 0.3%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) added 0.4%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) rose 6.2%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) gained 1.3%.