01:10 PM EDT, 08/03/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) each adding 0.2%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index was climbing 2.1%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was decreasing 0.1%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was adding 0.3% to $63,674, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was shedding 5.5 basis points to 4.69%.

In corporate news, Visa (V) said Monday it has agreed to acquire fraud intelligence company BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash. Visa shares were down 0.4%.