01:32 PM EDT, 08/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were lower in Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index decreasing 0.4% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) shedding 0.6%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index was falling 2.6%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was down 0.9%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was increasing 0.1% to $64,654, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was rising 4.8 basis points to 4.665%.

In corporate news, Apollo Global Management's ( APO ) Eagle Bidco and EasyJet have reached an agreement through which the Apollo fund will buy the airline for 7.15 British pounds ($9.63) per share in cash, according to a regulatory filing with the London Stock Exchange. Apollo shares were down 1.4%.