Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV edged up. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was down 0.1%.

US equity indexes were mixed Tuesday as most government bond yields retreated amid a steeper-than-expected drop in job openings and consumer confidence.

Energy

IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) fell about 0.5% each.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) eased 0.1%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were also lower.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was down 1.6%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) lost 1.4%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) rose 0.5%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) climbed 1.4%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) dipped 1.2%.

Commodities

Crude oil was down 2.8%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) shed 2.7%. Natural gas added 0.2%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) rose 0.6%.

Gold declined 0.4% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) lost 0.8%. Silver edged up 0.6%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was up 0.3%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was up 0.3%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were also higher.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) dipped 0.3%; VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) added 0.2%, while SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) fell 0.2%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was up 0.5%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were higher. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) eased 0.1%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) was flat. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) was softer while iShares US Industrials (IYJ) was up 0.1%.