Broad Market Indicators
Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were lower, and actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) shed 0.1%.
US equity indexes fell in midday trading on Tuesday, with health, financial, and consumer staples among the top three decliners.
Energy
iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each added about 0.6%.
Technology
The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) slipped 0.1%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were softer.
The State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) rose 0.5%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) added 0.3%.
Financial
The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) fell 0.6%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) declined 0.8%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), gained 0.9%.
Commodities
Crude oil fell 0.2%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) rose 0.2%. Natural gas lost 0.6%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) advanced 0.2%.
Gold on Comex was up 1%, and the State Street SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) added 0.7%. Silver climbed 9.8%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) rose 6.2%.
Consumer
The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) fell 0.2%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were in the red.
The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) fell 0.2%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) lost 0.3%, and the State Street SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) dipped 0.3%.
Health Care
The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) eased 0.2%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) also declined; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 1.2%.
Industrial
The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) fell fractionally. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) also eased.
Cryptocurrency
In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) was up 1.2%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) added 1.6%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) gained 1.5%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was 1.3% higher.
