Exchange-Traded Funds, US Equities Mixed After Midday

Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM edged lower and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) added 0.2%.

US equity indexes traded mixed as investors awaited the monetary policy announcements and Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) quarterly earnings, and after a surge in crude oil prices.

Energy

IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each gained about 0.5%.

Technology

The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was up 0.6%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) rose 0.4%, and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was 0.6% higher.

The State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) fell fractionally, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) was up 1.3%.

Financial

The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) added 0.6%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) advanced 1.7%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), declined 1.8%.

Commodities

Crude oil added 3.5%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) gained 2.7%. Natural gas was up 2%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) dipped 0.1%.

Gold on Comex fell 0.5%, and the State Street SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was down 0.4%. Silver fell 1.5%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) slipped 1.2%.

Consumer

The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was 0.3% lower, and the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) shed 0.2%.

The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) dipped 0.3%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) lost 0.3%, and the State Street SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) dropped 0.4%.

Healthcare

The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) added 0.4%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) gained 0.5%, and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) was up 0.5%. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was 1.7% higher.

Industrial

The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) added 0.5%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) was up 0.5%, and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) rose 0.8%.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 0.2%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) lost 0.5%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) dropped 0.8%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was up 1.1%.