01:22 PM EDT, 08/10/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were mixed in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index decreasing 0.2% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) adding 0.2%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index was falling 2.5%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was shedding 1.6%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was declining 1.5% to $63,882, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was rising 4 basis points to 4.70%.

In corporate news, BlackRock ( BLK ) has signed a deal with labor unions to secure construction jobs for new data centers and energy projects, Bloomberg reported. BlackRock ( BLK ) and its $30 billion joint venture with Microsoft (MSFT) and other large tech companies will provide details about upcoming projects with North America's Building Trades Unions, the report said. BlackRock ( BLK ) shares were down 0.8%.