01:35 PM EDT, 08/09/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were rising Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index increasing 0.6% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) adding 0.5%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index was easing 0.2%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index was up 0.2%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was rising 1% to...

01:35 PM EDT, 08/09/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes rose with crude oil while government bond yields were mixed in choppy midday trading on Friday. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.5% to 16,740.7, with the S&P 500 up 0.5% to 5,345.4 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.3% higher at 39,555.3. Technology led the broad-based rally after all three indexes...

01:50 PM EDT, 08/09/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were mixed Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.8% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) fractionally lower. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index was up 0.2%. In corporate news, Akamai ( AKAM ) shares jumped past 11% after the company reported higher Q2 non-GAAP earnings and sales,...

01:46 PM EDT, 08/09/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in Friday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.4% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) adding 0.6%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was 0.6% higher, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was up 0.7%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was up about 1.7% at $60,592, and...