Exchange-Traded Funds, US Equities Lower After Midday Monday

Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were lower. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) fell 0.9%.

US equity indexes were down after midday trading Monday, paring the day's losses following reports that the Trump administration agreed to delay the tariffs on imports from Mexico by a month.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each gained about 0.2%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) dropped 1.7%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were also in the red.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) shed 1.6%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) lost 1.8%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) dipped 0.7%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) fell 2%, and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) rose 2%.

Commodities

Crude oil was up 0.3%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) was down 0.6%. Natural gas climbed 11.4%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) jumped 10%.

Gold gained 0.8% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) added 0.7%. Silver advanced 1%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was 0.9% higher.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was up 0.4%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were also higher.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) fell 1.5%; retail fund VanEck Vectors Retail ETF (RTH) eased 0.1%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) shed 1.8%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) rose 0.6%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were also advancing. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 0.5%.

Industrial

Select Sector SPDR-Industrial (XLI) fell 0.9%, and Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) also declined.