Sector Update: Financial

03:30 PM EDT, 10/26/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were mixed in late Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index fractionally lower and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) adding 0.3%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was decreasing 0.3%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) rose 0.4%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was easing 0.2% to $79,925, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was slightly lower at 4.986%. In corporate news, Apollo Global Management (APO) has agreed to take a minority stake in Mubadala Capital, the alternative asset management arm of Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment Co., as the firms expanded their strategic partnership. Apollo shares were up 1.9%.