01:54 PM EST, 01/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in Friday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index up 0.6% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) ahead 0.7%. The Philadelphia Housing Index rose 0.7%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) added 0.3%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) spiked 5.2% to $104,732, and the yield for 10-year...

01:57 PM EST, 01/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were higher Friday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 0.5% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) climbing 1.9%. In corporate news, PepsiCo ( PEP ) is facing a lawsuit filed by the US Federal Trade Commission in a federal court in Manhattan for...

01:56 PM EST, 01/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks gained Friday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index up 0.5% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) rising 0.9%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index climbed 2.3%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index added 0.3%. West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell 0.5% to $78.26 a barrel, and global...

02:00 PM EST, 01/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks declined Friday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.6% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) easing 0.1%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.3%. In corporate news, Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) shares fell 5.6% after the Department of Health and Human Services said the...