01:50 PM EDT, 05/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were lower in Monday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index down 0.4% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) off 0.8%. The Philadelphia Housing Index rose 0.2%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) dropped 0.3%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) climbed 2.2% to $68,177, and the yield for 10-year...

01:23 PM EDT, 05/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were lower Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index decreasing 0.3% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) down 0.7%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index was posting a 0.6% increase, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was fractionally lower. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was declining...

01:50 PM EDT, 05/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were slipping Monday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) down 0.6% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) shedding 0.7%. In corporate news, Norwegian Cruise Line ( NCLH ) shares surged almost 8% after it lifted its full-year earnings outlook amid robust demand conditions, and...

01:55 PM EDT, 05/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks rose Monday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 1.1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) gaining 1.3%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index jumped 2.1%. In corporate news, CyberArk Software ( CYBR ) agreed to buy machine identity management company Venafi from Thoma Bravo for $1.54 billion in...