Broad Market Indicators

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

US equity indexes fell in midday trading on Tuesday, a day ahead of the release of quarterly results from Mag-7 constituents and the Federal Reserve's July monetary policy statement.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each added about 0.1%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was up 0.3%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also edged higher.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) dipped 0.4%, while iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) added 0.4%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) slipped 0.3%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) eased 0.2%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), gained 0.3%.

Commodities

Crude oil rose 1.6%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) was up 0.9%. Natural gas gained 3%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) moved 1.6% ahead.

Gold rose 0.3% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) were up 0.2%. Silver added 0.2%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was 0.1% higher.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) rose 0.8%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and the iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were higher.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was 0.8% lower, and VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) were mixed, with the latter falling 1.4%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) lost 0.5%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were also in the red. iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 0.5%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) was 1.2% lower. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were down.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 0.2%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) dipped 0.4%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) lost 1.2%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) fell 0.6%.