Sector Update: Financial

01:20 PM EDT, 09/09/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were lower in Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index shedding 0.6% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) easing 0.1%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was falling 1.3%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) declined 1%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was increasing 0.2% to $78,815, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was rising 3.3 basis points to 4.84%. In corporate news, Barclays (BCS) is leading a group of lenders preparing a 2.4 billion-euro ($2.8 billion) financing package to support Lone Star Funds' acquisition of industrial-products manufacturer ContiTech, Bloomberg reported. Barclays shares were down 1.2%.