03:13 PM EDT, 08/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were lower in late Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index decreasing 0.3% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) shedding 0.4%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index was falling 2.6%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was down 0.6%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was down 0.4% to $64,368, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries rose 5.5 basis points to 4.672%.

In corporate news, Blackstone (BX) and Apollo Global Management ( APO ) were among a group of prominent financial institutions and private equity firms targeted by ransom-seeking hackers over the past month, Reuters reported, citing Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google and internet intelligence data it reviewed. Blackstone shares were down 2.1%, and Apollo was shedding 1.6%.