03:41 PM EDT, 09/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in late Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.6% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) up 0.4%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was adding 0.3%, while the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was shedding 1.2%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) gained 3% to $65,139, and the...

03:35 PM EDT, 09/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were lower late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index falling 1.8% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) dropping 1.9%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index slumped 3.4%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was down 0.5%. The Financial Times reported that Saudi Arabia is ready to...

03:58 PM EDT, 09/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index shedding 0.2% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.2%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 1%. In corporate news, Pasithea Therapeutics ( KTTA ) shares surged 46% after the firm said interim data from a...

04:26 PM EDT, 09/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The S&P 500 closed at its all-time high Thursday as traders parsed the latest set of macro data, including a fresh reading on second-quarter economic growth. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to 5,745.4. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.6% each to 42,175.1 and 18,190.3, respectively. Materials led the...