01:30 PM EDT, 06/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks advanced Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index up 0.4% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) adding 0.5%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index was falling 1.2%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was up 0.5%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was rising 0.1% to $73.60...

01:20 PM EDT, 06/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were lower Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 0.5% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) decreasing 0.9%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index was shedding 1%. In sector news, a US official has told major global chipmakers that he wanted to revoke waivers that allow them to...

01:38 PM EDT, 06/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in Friday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) each up 0.1%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was adding 0.8%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was up 0.1%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was declining 1.8% to $102,898, and the yield...

01:10 PM EDT, 06/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV declined. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was down 0.3%. US equity indexes traded mixed after midday Friday as investors weighed attempts to give diplomacy another chance in the Middle East alongside the Federal Reserve's monetary policy projections. Energy iShares US Energy ETF (IYE)...