01:33 PM EDT, 10/22/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were lower in Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index down 0.1% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) shedding 0.5%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index was falling 1.1%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was adding 0.3%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was declining 3.8% to $108,012, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was easing 1 basis point to 3.96%.

In corporate news, BlackRock ( BLK ) is one of the biggest backers of a $27 billion private-debt deal to build a data center called Hyperion for Meta Platforms (META) in Louisiana, The Wall Street Journal reported. BlackRock ( BLK ) shares were down 0.6%.