Exchange-Traded Funds Lower as US Equities Decline After Midday Friday

01:22 PM EDT, 10/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV fell. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) lost 3.6%. US equity indexes fell amid a sell-off in chipmakers after Intel's (INTC) quarterly results. Energy IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each added about 1.5%. Technology The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was down 5.2%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) fell 4.6%, and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was 5% lower. The State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) declined 7.7%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) was down 9.2%. Financial The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) dipped 0.5%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) declined 1.7%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), advanced 1.7%. Commodities Crude oil added 2.6%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) gained 1.9%. Natural gas was down 2.1%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) lost 0.9%. Gold on Comex fell 3.2%, and the State Street SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was down 3.2%. Silver fell 6%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) lost 6.1%. Consumer The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was 1.7% higher, and the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) added 1.8%. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) shed 0.7%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) added 0.4%, and the State Street SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) fell 0.8%. Healthcare The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) added 0.9%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) gained 0.7%, and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) was up 0.5%. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) slipped 0.2%. Industrial The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) lost 1.3%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) was down 1.4%, and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) fell 0.9%. Cryptocurrency In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 4.5%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) lost 4.4%, and ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) dropped 4.8%.