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01:25 PM EST, 02/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were higher Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 1.4% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) adding 1.9%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index climbed 2.1%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was up 0.8%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was rising 1.2% to $71.60...

01:00 PM EST, 02/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was fractionally down. US equity indexes were mixed in midday trading Tuesday as a regional manufacturing gauge improved more than forecast, while a housing index declined steeper than anticipated. Energy iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and...

01:03 PM EST, 02/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes traded mixed while most government bond yields rose after midday Tuesday as a regional manufacturing gauge improved more than forecast and a housing measure slumped more than anticipated. The Nasdaq Composite slipped less than 0.1% to 20,011.2, with the S&P 500 rising 0.1% at 6,120.6 and the Dow Jones Industrial...