01:15 PM EDT, 03/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV declined. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) fell 1.5%.

US equity indexes fell amid declines led by technology while government bond yields rose in midday trading Wednesday.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) gained 0.7%, and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) rose 0.7%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) dropped 1.8%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also declined.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) fell 3%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) dipped 2.8%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was down 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) slipped 0.5%, and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was up 0.3%.

Commodities

Crude oil rose 1.3%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) gained 1.2%. Natural gas rose 0.7%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 0.2% higher.

Gold was 0.1% lower on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) shed 0.1%. Silver rose 0.2%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) gained 0.3%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was 1.2% higher; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) advanced as well.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) lost 1.1%; retail fund VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) fell 0.2%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) declined 0.4%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was 0.3% lower, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) declined. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) lost 1.4%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) fell 0.4%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were in the red.