Exchange-Traded Funds Higher as US Equities Advance After Midday

01:12 PM EST, 11/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) gained 1.3%. US equity indexes rose after midday Friday, with the Nasdaq Composite attempting a rebound from correction territory after October nonfarm payrolls expanded by more than twice what the market had anticipated. Energy IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each added 0.4%. Technology The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 1.1%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) added 1.2%, and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) gained 1.3%. The State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) advanced 3.7%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) rose 2.8%. Financial The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) fell 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) declined 0.9%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), advanced 0.9%. Commodities Crude oil slipped 0.7%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) fell 0.9%. Natural gas rose 1.5%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) gained 1.6%. Gold on Comex lost 1.2%, and the State Street SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) dropped 0.9%. Silver fell 1.2%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) shed 0.2%. Consumer The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) fell 0.7%, and the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) shed 0.6%. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) rose 0.4%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) shed 0.3%, and the State Street SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) declined 1.2%. Healthcare The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) rose 0.1%, iShares US Healthcare (IYH) was little changed, and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) gained 0.1%. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed up 1.6%. Industrial The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) rose 0.1. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) gained 0.3%, and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) added 0.3%. Cryptocurrency In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 0.4%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) lost 0.9%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) lost 1.3%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was down 5.3%.