01:48 PM EDT, 10/21/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were mixed Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 0.1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) falling 1%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index was decreasing 0.4%. In corporate news, SecureWorks ( SCWX ) agreed to be bought by Thoma Bravo-backed Sophos for $859 million in a cash...

01:35 PM EDT, 10/21/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were easing Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index decreasing 0.1% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) marginally lower. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index was posting a 0.4% increase, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was shedding 0.5%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was rising...

12:44 PM EDT, 10/21/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes fell amid surging government bond yields and crude oil futures in midday trading on Monday. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.2% to 18,457.3, the S&P 500 was down 0.4% to 5,840.6 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.7% lower at 42,949.3. All sectors, except technology, were in the red intraday,...

PRAGUE, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Central Europe's currencies retreated on Monday, with the forint dropping the most as it snapped a two-day winning streak ahead of the Hungarian central bank's meeting this week, where markets are counting on a pause in interest rate cuts. The Hungarian forint fell beyond the psychological 400-per-euro level this month, for the first time since...