03:31 PM EST, 01/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks fell late Friday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) each dropping 2.2%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index fell 2.5%. In corporate news, Meta (META) is scrapping its corporate diversity program, Axios reported, citing a company memo. Meta shares rose 1.1%. ...

03:38 PM EST, 01/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were decreasing late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.6% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) shedding 0.7%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 1.9%. In corporate news, Eli Lilly ( LLY ) is nearing a deal to buy privately held Scorpion Therapeutics, valuing...

03:49 PM EST, 01/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were mixed late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index easing 0.1% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) up 0.1%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index was down 0.2%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was shedding 0.5%. In sector news, the US plans to sanction 180...

03:45 PM EST, 01/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks fell in late Friday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index dropping 2.4% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) slipping 2.5%. The Philadelphia Housing Index declined 2.2%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) retreated 2.4%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose 2.7% to $95,030, and the yield for 10-year...