03:27 PM EDT, 04/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing late Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.5% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) ahead 0.6%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index was increasing 0.7%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was adding 0.4%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was climbing 1.3% to $69,870, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was increasing 2.2 basis points to nearly 4.34%.

In corporate news, KKR-backed (KKR) SmartHR is weighing a Tokyo initial public offering later this year that may value the company at around $1 billion, Bloomberg reported. KKR shares were down 0.5%.