01:58 PM EDT, 06/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were higher in Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index advancing 0.3% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) up 0.1%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was adding 0.2%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was increasing 0.4%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was declining 1.7% to $103,476, and the...

01:48 PM EDT, 06/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were lower Thursday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) down 0.7% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) shedding 0.8%. In economic news, Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump to remove negative measures in trade negotiations and said that Trump was welcome to...

01:57 PM EDT, 06/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Thursday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) both adding 0.2%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.5%. In corporate news, Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ) remains focused on its oncology franchise with a strong drug pipeline to treat...

01:49 PM EDT, 06/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were higher Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index increasing 0.5% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) up 0.4%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index rose 0.9%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was 0.1% higher. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was rising 0.6% to $63.23...