Exchange-Traded Funds Rise, US Equities Mixed After Midday

MT newswire2026/09/22 17:10

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01:10 PM EDT, 09/22/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV edged higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) added 0.5%. US equity indexes traded mixed, with materials leading gainers and financials fronting decliners after midday on Tuesday. Energy IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) fractionally up and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) down less than 0.1%. Technology The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) added 0.4%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) rose 0.4%, and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) gained 0.3%. The State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was up 1.4%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) rose 1.6%. Financial The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was 1.8% lower. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) declined 5.5%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), advanced 5.6%. Commodities Crude added 0.5%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) was down 0.9%. Natural gas gained 4%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) moved 4.1% higher. Gold on Comex slipped 0.2%, and the State Street SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was down 0.2%. Silver added 0.3%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) added 0.1%. Consumer The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) added 1.1% and the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) rose 1%. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was up 0.3%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) added 0.4%, and the State Street SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) rose 1.5%. Healthcare The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) gained 0.6%, while iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) added 0.8% each. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 1.7%. Industrial The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) fell fractionally. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) was up 0.1% and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) dipped 0.1%. Cryptocurrency In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) was fractionally lower. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) declined less than 0.1%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) was down 0.6%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) dropped 0.5%.

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