Financial stocks were advancing in late Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 1.5% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) adding 2.2%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index was falling 1.6%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was up 0.7%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was increasing 2.9% to $60,189, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries rose 5.7 basis points to 4.475%.

In corporate news, Phil Tseng, chief executive of BlackRock's (BLK) troubled private credit fund, is leaving the company, Bloomberg reported. Tseng remains an employee of the company for now, and the time of his departure hasn't been finalized, the report said. BlackRock shares were up 1.9%.