Broad Market Indicators
Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.6% higher.
US equity indexes were higher after midday Tuesday as gains in cryptocurrencies and government bond prices point to a rebound in risk sentiment.
Energy
iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) lost 1.2% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) was down 1.3%.
Technology
Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 0.9%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 1% higher, and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) gained 0.9%.
SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) rose 2.3%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) rose 1.8%.
Financial
The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was down 0.1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) retreated 0.2%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) rose 0.4%.
Commodities
Crude oil was 0.5% lower, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) lost 0.7%. Natural gas dropped 1.7%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) fell 1.6%.
Gold on Comex lost 1.1%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) fell 1.1%. Silver dropped 0.8%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was 0.5% up.
Consumer
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) fell 1.2%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) was 1.1% lower and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) fell 1.8%.
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) dropped 0.4%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was down 0.6%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) lost 0.5%.
Health Care
Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) shed 0.7%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were down as well; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) dropped 0.2%.
Industrial
Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) rose 0.6%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were in the green as well.
Cryptocurrency
In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) was up 8.5%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) gained 7.7%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) gained 9.6%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was 8.1% higher.