(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * JPMorgan ( JPM ), Citi, Wells Fargo ( WFC ) drop after results * Small-, mid-cap stocks lead gains * U.S. producer prices rise marginally in June * Indexes up: Dow 0.90%, S&P 0.90%, Nasdaq 1.1% (Updated at...

01:28 PM EDT, 07/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were higher Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index increasing 0.2% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) up 0.1%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index was posting a 1.1% gain, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was adding 1.2%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up...

01:00 PM EDT, 07/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds, including IWM and IVV, were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) rose 0.8%. US equity indexes rose as investors weighed a higher-than-expected producer price inflation print for June alongside a surprise decline in a consumer sentiment gauge for July. Energy iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) added...

01:26 PM EDT, 07/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes rose Friday as investors weighed a higher-than-expected producer price inflation print for June, a surprise decline in a consumer sentiment gauge for July and mega-cap banks' quarterly results. The Nasdaq climbed 1% to 18,465.9, with the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.9% to 5,634.5 and 40,097.3,...