03:29 PM EDT, 10/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were lower late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each shedding 0.5%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.2%. In corporate news, Upexi ( UPXI ) shares soared 242% after the company said it was investigating an instance of...

03:24 PM EDT, 10/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were declining in late Friday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index down 0.9% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) falling 1%. The Philadelphia Housing Index dropped 1.3%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was easing 0.4%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was falling 2.2% to $66,664, while the...

03:25 PM EDT, 10/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks gained late Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.6% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) climbing 1.5%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index advanced 1.3%. In corporate news, Evolv Technologies ( EVLV ) shares plunged 38% after the company said it is delaying its Q3 earnings report...

03:43 PM EDT, 10/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed late Friday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) down 0.6% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) adding 0.2%. In corporate news, Colgate-Palmolive ( CL ) reported better-than-expected Q3 results, buoyed by pricing and volume gains, and the company boosted the low end...