01:16 PM EST, 11/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in Friday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 1.4% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) adding 1.1%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index was climbing 4.1%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was up 1.3%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was falling 4.5% to $83,558, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was decreasing 3.1 basis points to 4.07%.

In corporate news, HSBC's ( HSBC ) Swiss private bank is raising the pay of some of its bankers in a bid to ward off staff exits, Bloomberg reported. HSBC ( HSBC ) shares were up 1.4%.