01:28 PM EDT, 04/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were retreating in Tuesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) each shedding 0.6%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was falling 2.8%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was down 1.2%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was falling 5.9% to $65,604, and the yield...

01:34 PM EDT, 04/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes slumped Tuesday afternoon as a surprise uptick in job openings and crude oil prices hitting a five-month high pushed government bond yields higher. The S&P 500 dropped 0.9% to 5,197.2, with the Nasdaq Composite down 1.1% to 16,217.3 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 1.2% lower at 39,094.6. Except for...

01:24 PM EDT, 04/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were higher Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 0.8% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) up 0.5%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index was posting a 0.8% increase, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index added 0.1%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was rising 1.2%...

12:53 PM EDT, 04/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds, including IWM and IVV, were trading lower. Actively-traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was down 1.2%. US benchmark stock indexes slumped by Tuesday afternoon as most government bond yields rose after a surprise increase in job openings and new orders for factory goods advanced more than forecast. Energy...