Broad-market exchange-traded funds saw mixed movements today, with IWM experiencing a decline while IVV rose. Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) recorded a slight decrease of 0.1%. Following a turbulent week, US equity indexes experienced a lift after midday Thursday, signaling a potential end to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 10-day losing streak.
This rally came as the sharp selloff triggered by a retreat in the Federal Reserve's easing measures began to lose traction. In the Energy sector, the iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) fell by 0.9%, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) saw a loss of 0.8%. Contrastingly, the Technology sector showed resilience, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) climbing by 0.4%.
Both iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) recorded gains. However, the SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) faced a decline of 1.3%, with iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) slipping by 1.2%. In the Financial sector, Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) rose by 0.7%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) made a notable gain of 1.9%, while its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), fell by 2.4%. On the commodities front, crude oil prices decreased by nearly 1%, alongside a slight decline in the United States Oil Fund (USO).
In a contrast, natural gas surged by 5.5%, with the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) also up by 2.6%. Gold prices decreased by 1.7% on Comex, while SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) fell slightly by 0.1%. Silver faced significant pressure, dropping 4.7%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) also declined by 1.9%. In consumer-oriented sectors, the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) slipped by 0.1%.
The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) mirrored this loss, while iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) declined by 0.3%. The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was also down by 0.1%, with the retail-focused VanEck Vectors Retail ETF (RTH) showing mixed signals, leading to a decline in SPDR S&P Retail (XRT). In terms of health care, the Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) fell by 0.6%.
Both iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) demonstrated weakness, while the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) faced a steeper loss of 1.4%. Industrial stocks mirrored a low performance with Select Sector SPDR-Industrial (XLI) edging up marginally, while Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) delivered mixed results, with IYJ showing a slight upward trend..