Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.3% up.

US equity indexes were edging higher after midday Monday as investors await inflation data for June and banks' quarterly earnings amid the Trump administration's trade-tariff negotiations with the largest US trading partners.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) were each down about 1.4%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was little changed; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were higher.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) fell 1.1%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) shed 0.9%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was 0.7% higher. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) climbed 1.9%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), dipped 1.9%.

Commodities

Crude oil fell 1,5%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) was down 1.7%. Natural gas was up 3.6%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) gained 2.1%.

Gold slipped 0.2% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) were 0.3% down. Silver lost 0.6%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was down 0.2%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) shed 0.2%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and the iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were softer.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was up 0.1%; VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) were up.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) eased 0.1%, iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) edged higher. iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) added 0.6%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) rose 0.3%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were higher.