03:32 PM EDT, 04/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were lower in late Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index down 0.6% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) falling 0.7%. The Philadelphia Housing Index rose 0.9%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) added 1.1%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was decreasing 0.4% to...

03:40 PM EDT, 04/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) each adding 0.7%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index gained 0.9%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index climbed 2.7%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was rising 3.6% to...

03:20 PM EDT, 04/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were mixed late Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) falling 1.6% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) rising 1.5%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index added 1%. In corporate news, Meta Platforms ( META ) intends to eliminate roughly 8,000 jobs, or 10% of...

03:26 PM EDT, 04/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks declined late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index decreasing 0.2% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) fractionally lower. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 1.8%. In corporate news, Grace Therapeutics ( GRCE ) shares tumbled 48% after it said the US Food and...