03:11 PM EDT, 05/29/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in late Friday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.3% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) ahead 0.6%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index added 0.9%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) shed 1%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was decreasing 0.2% to $73,361, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries decreased 1 basis point to 4.445%.

In corporate news, Blackstone (BX) is selling the US Bank Center in Seattle to office landlord Spear Street Capital for about $280 million, 54% less than what it paid for the building seven years ago, Bloomberg reported. Blackstone shares were up 0.2%.