01:27 PM EDT, 03/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks fell Tuesday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) both down 0.5%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index and the Dow Jones US Utilities index both declined 0.7%. West Texas Intermediate crude oil was little changed at $81.99 a barrel, while the global...

01:01 PM EDT, 03/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds, including IWM and IVV, were trading higher. Actively-traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.4%. US benchmark stock indexes rose while government bond yields traded mixed after midday Tuesday following data on durable goods orders that grew quicker than forecast while a consumer confidence gauge slipped. Energy...

01:31 PM EDT, 03/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in Tuesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.4% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) ahead 0.5%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was adding 0.6%, while the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was fractionally lower. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was declining 1% to $69,877, and the...

01:34 PM EDT, 03/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were higher Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) up 0.3%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index was fractionally higher. In corporate news, shipments of Apple's ( AAPL ) iPhone in China fell about 33% in February from a year earlier,...