01:45 PM EDT, 06/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks rose Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) each rising about 1.3%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index added 1.1%, while the Dow Jones US Utilities Index fell 0.4%. Oil prices jumped after Israel targeted Iran's nuclear facilities in a series of...

01:53 PM EDT, 06/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks fell in Friday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index declining 1.5% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) dropping 1.7%. The Philadelphia Housing Index lost 1.8%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) shed1%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) declined 2.8% to $105,191, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries...

01:54 PM EDT, 06/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were lower Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 0.9% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) falling 2%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index was shedding 1.7%. In corporate news, Meta Platforms ( META ) has made a significant investment in Scale AI that values the company at...

01:52 PM EDT, 06/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were lower Friday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) dropping 0.9% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) down 0.1%. In economic news, the University of Michigan's preliminary consumer sentiment index rose to 60.5 in June from 52.2 in May, compared with expectations for a...