Sector Update: Financial

03:40 PM EDT, 10/28/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks rose in late Wednesday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index gaining 0.1% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) adding 0.3%. The Philadelphia Housing Index fell 2%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) dropped 1.2%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose 0.6% to $81,209, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries rose 5 basis points to 5.05%. In corporate news, Aon (AON) shares rose 4.9% after the company posted Q3 adjusted earnings and revenue that surpassed consensus estimates.