01:34 PM EST, 11/11/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 1.3% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) up 1.4%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index was up 0.2%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was shedding 0.5%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) jumped 4.6% to $84,533.

In corporate news, NatWest ( NWG ) said Monday it has agreed to buy back 1 billion British pounds ($1.29 billion) worth of ordinary shares from the UK government. Its shares gained 2.7%.