Exchange-Traded Funds Rise as US Equities Climb After Midday

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Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) gained 1.5%.

US equity indexes rose after midday Wednesday on growing expectations of a US peace deal with Iran and stronger quarterly earnings in the technology sector.

Energy

IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) fell 3.8% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) slumped 4%.

Technology

The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 1.6%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) climbed 2.2%, and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) gained 1.4%.

The State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) gained 1.3%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) gained 3.2%.

Financial

The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) rose 0.4%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) climbed 1.4%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), declined 1.5%.

Commodities

Crude oil tumbled 6.2%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) shed 6.9%. Natural gas fell 2.1%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) dropped 1.5%.

Gold on Comex and the State Street SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) each rose 2.8%. Silver jumped 5.6%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) gained 5.3%.

Consumer

The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) eased 0.3%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) shed 0.5%, and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) declined 0.3%.

The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) gained 1.4%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) eased 0.4%, and the State Street SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) rose 0.7%.

Health Care

The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) fell 0.2%, iShares US Healthcare (IYH) gained 0.1%, and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) was little changed. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) gained 1.6%.

Industrial

The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) added 2.1%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) also rose.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose 0.1%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) fell fractionally, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) dipped 0.5%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was 0.4% lower.

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