Exchange-Traded Funds Mixed, US Equities Fall After Midday

01:13 PM EDT, 10/29/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM rose while IVV fell after midday Thursday. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) lost 1.5%. US equity indexes fell as a sell-off in Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) sank the communication services sector and weighed on mega-cap technology names, outweighing gains elsewhere. Energy IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each eased about 0.1%. Technology The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was down 1.4%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) fell 1.7%, and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was 2.2% lower. The State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) fell 1.5%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) was down 1.6%. Financial The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) added 1.4%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) advanced 4.4%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), declined 4.4%. Commodities Crude oil fell 1.6%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) dipped 0.8%. Natural gas was down 2.7%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) lost 2.2%. Gold on Comex fell 0.6%, and the State Street SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was down 1.5%. Silver fell 2.2%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) lost 3.7%. Consumer The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was 0.9% higher, and the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) added 0.9%. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) rose 0.6%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) added 0.8%, and the State Street SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) gained 2%. Healthcare The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) added 2.1%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) gained 1.9%, and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) was up 1.9%. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was 0.4% higher. Industrial The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) added 1%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) was up 1.3%, and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) rose 1.6%. Cryptocurrency In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 0.4%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) lost 0.3%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) slipped 0.1%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was up 0.2%.