Broad Market Indicators
Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) added 2.9%.
US equity indexes rose after CoreWeave's (CRWV) Q3 results reinforced expectations of surging demand from the artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout, sparking a rally in semiconductors and related industries.
Energy
IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each gained about 1.4%.
Technology
The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 4.2%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) added 3.4%, and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was up 4.1%.
The State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) added 6.3%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) climbed up 7.6%.
Financial
The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) rose 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) advanced 0.6%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), declined 0.5%.
Commodities
Crude oil gained 0.7%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) rose 0.9%. Natural gas fell 1%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) eased 1.9%.
Gold on Comex dipped 0.6%, and the State Street SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) lost 1.1%. Silver added 1.7%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was up 0.8%.
Consumer
The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) fell 0.4%, and the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) was down 0.5%.
The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) slipped 0.3%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) fell 0.7%, and the State Street SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) shed 0.6%.
Healthcare
The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) fell 0.6%, iShares US Healthcare (IYH) was 0.5% lower, and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) dropped 0.4%. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.2%.
Industrial
The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) added 1.5%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) gained 1.4%, and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) was up 1.1%.
Cryptocurrency
In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose 1%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) gained 1%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) gained 1.6%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was down 0.4%.
