01:46 PM EDT, 03/27/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks rose Wednesday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) both up 0.3%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index increased 0.5%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index jumped 2.1%. US crude oil stocks, including those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, rose by 3.9...

01:56 PM EDT, 03/27/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were higher Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index rising 0.7% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.8%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.8%. In corporate news, Merck's ( MRK ) shares spiked 4.7% after it received approval from the US Food and Drug...

01:50 PM EDT, 03/27/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks rose Wednesday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 0.6% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) climbing 0.8%. In corporate news, Carnival (CCL, CUK) said the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge is expected to result in an up to $10 million hit...

01:53 PM EDT, 03/27/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were mixed Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) decreasing less than 0.1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) adding 2.3%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 0.6%. In corporate news, Amazon.com ( AMZN ) said Wednesday it has made an additional $2.75 billion investment in Anthropic, bringing...