01:29 PM EST, 11/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were lower in Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index decreasing 0.3% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) falling 0.2%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index gained 0.8%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) rose 0.5%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was falling 4.4% to $87,399, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was decreasing 2.7 basis points to 4.11%.

In corporate news, Goldman Sachs ( GS ) has secured exclusive rights to negotiate the purchase of Burger King's Japan business from Affinity Equity Partners, Nikkei Asia reported. The deal is expected to be worth roughly 70 billion yen ($444.5 million) and would give Goldman control of BK Japan, which runs about 310 Burger King locations in the country, the report said. Goldman shares were down 0.4%.