03:32 PM EDT, 06/29/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks increased in late Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index up 0.1% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) adding 0.4%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index shed 0.3%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) fell 1%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose 1.4% to $60,264, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was little changed at 4.37%.

In corporate news, Bank of America's ( BAC ) Merrill Lynch unit was fined $7.5 million by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to file numerous reports to flag money laundering and other suspicious activity, Reuters reported. Bank of America ( BAC ) shares climbed 0.3%.