03:31 PM EDT, 06/03/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were lower in late Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index decreasing 0.9% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) shedding 1.1%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index was down 0.7%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was up 0.3%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was falling 2.5% to $65,538.2, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries rose 3.6 basis points to 4.49%.

In corporate news, Morgan Stanley ( MS ) will allow clients' AI agents to connect directly to its stock administration platforms, ShareWorks and Equity Edge, CNBC reported, citing Morgan Stanley ( MS ) at Work Chief Product Officer Mark Mitchell. The move would allow autonomous agents to pull data and insights directly from the platforms, bypassing traditional interfaces built for human users, Mitchell told CNBC. Morgan Stanley ( MS ) shares were down 1.9%.