03:54 PM EST, 01/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks advanced late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index rising 0.4% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.3%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 0.4%. In corporate news, ImmunityBio ( IBRX ) shares jumped past 25% after it provided an update on its ongoing discussions...

03:48 PM EST, 01/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes were mostly unchanged ahead of Thursday's close as traders analyzed the latest batch of economic data and corporate earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 were little changed at 43,228.9 and 5,947.4, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.5% to 19,407.2. Among sectors, utilities led the gainers,...

03:54 PM EST, 01/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were edging down late Thursday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) each down about 0.3%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 1%. In corporate news, Red Cat ( RCAT ) shares fell 7% after short-seller Kerrisdale Capital said that expectations for the...

03:52 PM EST, 01/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were rising in late Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index up 0.3% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) adding 0.6%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was rising 0.9%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) climbed 2.2%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was increasing 0.7% to $100,508, and the...