01:41 PM EDT, 03/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in Tuesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.3% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) up 0.4%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was climbing 1.5% and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was shedding 0.2%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was declining 3% to $65,150, and the...

01:45 PM EDT, 03/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were mixed Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.4% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) shedding 0.5%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 0.8%. In corporate news, Microsoft ( MSFT ) shares added nearly 1% after the tech giant said Tuesday it hired Mustafa Suleyman and...

01:35 PM EDT, 03/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were higher Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 0.9% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) adding 1%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index climbed 1.7%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was up 0.6%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was rising 1.1% to $83.61...

01:42 PM EDT, 03/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks rose Tuesday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 0.3% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) climbing 0.7%. Redbook US same-store sales in the week ended March 16 rose 3.4% from a year earlier following a 3% increase in the previous week. In corporate...