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Exchange-Traded Funds, US Equities Rise After Midday
Aug 4, 2025 10:25 AM

01:02 PM EDT, 08/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 1.7%.

US equity indexes rebounded in a broad-based rally in midday trading on Monday amid declines in both government bond yields and volatility.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) both fell 0.2%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) added 2%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also advanced.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) added 1.9%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) gained 1.4%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was up 0.7%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) climbed 2.2%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), fell 1.8%.

Commodities

Crude oil slipped 1.4%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) was down 1.5%. Natural gas dropped 5.6%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 6.1% down.

Gold rose 0.8% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) were up 0.4%. Silver added 1.2%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was 1% up.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) gained 0.3%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and the iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were also higher.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) added 1.1%, and VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) also advanced.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) added 1%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) moved higher too. iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 1.2%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) was 1% higher. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were also up.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose 1.1%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) added 2.1%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) advanced 5.5%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) gained 2%.

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