03:55 PM EST, 02/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks rose in late Friday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) each adding 1.7%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index increased 1.2%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) gained 1.7%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) jumped 12% to $70,591, and the yield on 10-year US Treasuries was little changed at 4.21%.

In economic news, the University of Michigan's preliminary consumer sentiment index rises to 57.3 in February from 56.4 in January, higher than expectations for a decrease to 55.0 in a Bloomberg-compiled poll.

In corporate news, Goldman Sachs ( GS ) shares rose 4.3% after it said Friday it is collaborating with Anthropic to develop AI agents aimed at automating various banking functions, CNBC reported, citing the firm's technology chief, Marco Argenti.

Goldman Sachs ( GS ), JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ) , and Bank of America ( BAC ) raised their respective bonus pools by at least 10% for bankers and traders, Bloomberg reported. JPMorgan ( JPM ) shares gained 4.1%, and Bank of America ( BAC ) rose 3.1%.

Piper Sandler ( PIPR ) shares climbed past 11% after it reported Q4 adjusted earnings that topped analyst estimates and declared a special dividend.

TPG (TPG) has agreed to buy a majority stake in Sabre Industries, a provider of critical infrastructure for power utilities, telecoms and data centers, Bloomberg reported. TPG is buying the stake from Blackstone's (BX) Energy Transition Partners, which will continue to hold a minority interest in the company, the report said. TPG shares rose 3.7%, and Blackstone was up 2.3%.