01:20 PM EDT, 10/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index up 0.7% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) rising 0.9%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index was up 0.4%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was adding 0.7%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was declining 3.3% to $107,481, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was rising 4 basis points to 4.09%.

In corporate news, Mastercard's ( MA ) Q3 results came in stronger than Wall Street's expectations as cross-border volume surged amid resilient consumer and business spending. Its shares rose 0.1%.