01:38 PM EST, 01/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were higher Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 0.6% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) up 0.4%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index was shedding 0.2%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was rising 1%. Crude oil futures fell Thursday after President Donald Trump said...

01:43 PM EST, 01/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks advanced in Thursday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.7% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) up 0.6%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was little changed, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) added 0.3%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) increased 2.1% to $105,857, and the yield for 10-year...

01:45 PM EST, 01/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were higher Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index rising 1.1% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 1%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.8%. In corporate news, Elevance Health ( ELV ) reported better-than-expected Q4 results on Thursday, with the health insurer anticipating year-over-year...

01:43 PM EST, 01/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were declining Thursday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 0.3% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) decreasing 0.2%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index shed 1%. In corporate news, Electronic Arts ( EA ) shares slumped more than 16% after the company reported late Wednesday preliminary fiscal Q3...