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...

12:36 PM EDT, 03/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark stock indexes rose while government bond yields traded mixed after midday Tuesday as durable goods orders grew quicker than forecast while a consumer confidence gauge slipped. The S&P 500 climbed 0.2% to 5,230.1, hovering close to its record high. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.3% to 16,429.7. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...

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...

01:31 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...