Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were mixed, with the latter edging up. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.1%.

US equity indexes were higher after midday Monday while government bond yields rose following Moody's downgrade of the US sovereign credit rating late last week.

Energy

IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) dropped about 1.2% each.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was up 0.1%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were edging higher.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) slipped 1.4%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) dipped 0.5%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) added 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) climbed 0.4%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), declined 0.4%.

Commodities

Crude oil was 1.2% higher, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) gained 1.2%. Natural gas lost 5.3%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was down 5.4%.

Gold rose 1.5% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) added 1.3%. Silver was up 0.6%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) gained 0.6%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was up 0.2%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and the iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) also rose.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) lost 0.2%; VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was up 0.4%, while SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) was flat.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) climbed 0.7%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) also rose. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) gained 0.6%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) added 0.3%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) also advanced.