01:16 PM EST, 02/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.9%. US equity indexes rose while government bond yields fell as investors awaited reciprocal punitive import duties from President Donald Trump on Thursday following a stronger-than-expected wholesale price inflation report. Energy iShares US Energy...

01:39 PM EST, 02/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index up 0.1% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) fractionally higher. The Philadelphia Housing Index was adding 0.6%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) rose 0.4%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was declining 2.1% to $95,814, and the yield...

01:44 PM EST, 02/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks rose Thursday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gaining 0.8% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) climbing 0.9%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index added 0.5%. In corporate news, AppLovin ( APP ) shares jumped 20%, a day after the company late posted higher Q4 net income and revenue...

01:37 PM EST, 02/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were higher Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) each rising 0.5%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index climbed 1%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index shed 0.2%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was little changed at $71.36 a barrel...