04:07 PM EDT, 04/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in late Friday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 1.3% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) adding 0.9%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index popped 3.9%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was up 1.6%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose 2.8% to $77,288, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries dropped 6.3 basis points to 4.246%.

In sector news, JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ) and Barclays ( BCS ) are among the Wall Street banks that recently started trading credit default swaps against flagship private credit funds run by Blackstone (BX), Apollo Global Management ( APO ) and Ares Management ( ARES ) , the Financial Times reported.

In corporate news, Ally Financial ( ALLY ) shares jumped past 8%. The company reported Q1 adjusted earnings of $1.11 per diluted share, up from $0.58 a year earlier, and above the FactSet consensus estimate of $0.93.

Fifth Third Bancorp ( FITB ) shares rose 1.7% after it reported a surprise Q1 profit on Friday.

Truist Financial ( TFC ) reported Q1 earnings of $1.09 per diluted share, up from $0.87 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1. Truist shares gained 2.4%.

Deutsche Bank ( DB ) has notified Germany's central bank, Bundesbank, that it may have violated sanctions that limit deposits of Russian individuals to less than 100,000 euros ($118,000), multiple media outlets reported Friday. Deutsche shares were up 2.7%.