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Sector Update: Financial Stocks Softer Late Afternoon

Financial stocks were decreasing in late Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index down 0.1% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) shedding 0.2%.The Philadelphia Housing Index was climbing 5.8%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was up 0.2%.Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was dropping 4.8% to $59,625, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries fell 9.3 basis points to 4.40%.In economic news, US new-home sales decelerated to a 580,000 annual rate in May from an upwardly revised 626,000 rate in April, below the 640,000 rate expected in a Bloomberg-compiled survey. Home sales were down 6.8% from May 2025.Mortgage applications in the US increased last week as refinancing activity improved while home purchase demand edged lower, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. The market composite index, which measures loan application volume, increased 1% in the week ended June 19. On an unadjusted basis, the index decreased 10% compared with the previous week.In sector news, the US Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement division is investigating funds popular among private equity firms that allow them to hold assets they either cannot or do not wish to sell, Reuters reported. The investigators are looking into potential conflicts of interest around continuation vehicles, how assets are valued and whether disclosures are consistent and sufficient, the report said.In corporate news, a Blackstone Mortgage Trust-originated (BXMT) loan on a 40-story Chicago office tower defaulted after the debt reached its maturity deadline on June 9, Bloomberg reported, citing a mortgage filing. New York-based real estate firm 601W defaulted on the $343 million loan on June 9, the filing showed, according to the report. Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares were down 3.8%.Morgan Stanley's (MS) $7 billion private credit fund capped investor withdrawals at 5% in Q2 after shareholders sought to redeem 11.6% of outstanding shares, Bloomberg reported. More than half of the latest redemption requests at the North Haven Private Income Fund came from investors who were unable to fully exit the fund in the previous quarter, the report said. Morgan Stanley shares fell 2.2%.Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) and the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership are among possible bidders for Stack Infrastructure's data centers in the Asia Pacific, Bloomberg reported. Other potential suitors include KKR (KKR), the report said. Brookfield shares were down 4.2%, and KKR shed 2.6%.ProAssurance (PRA) shares rose 1.4% after the company said it has received all regulatory approvals for its planned merger with The Doctors Co.

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Sectors45d ago

Sector Update: Financial Stocks Lower in Afternoon Trading

Financial stocks were decreasing in Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index down 0.2% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) shedding 0.4%.The Philadelphia Housing Index was climbing 5%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was down 0.7%.Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was dropping 5.3% to $59,125, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was falling 8.9 basis points to 4.40%.In economic news, US new-home sales decelerated to a 580,000 annual rate in May from an upwardly revised 626,000 rate in April, below the 640,000 rate expected in a Bloomberg-compiled survey. Home sales were down 6.8% from May 2025.Mortgage applications in the US increased last week as refinancing activity improved while home purchase demand edged lower, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. The market composite index, which measures loan application volume, increased 1% in the week ended June 19. On an unadjusted basis, the index decreased 10% compared with the previous week.In sector news, the US Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement division is investigating funds popular among private equity firms that allow them to hold assets they either cannot or do not wish to sell, Reuters reported. The investigators are looking into potential conflicts of interest around continuation vehicles, how assets are valued and whether disclosures are consistent and sufficient, the report said.In corporate news, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) and the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership are among possible bidders for Stack Infrastructure's data centers in the Asia Pacific, Bloomberg reported. Other potential suitors include KKR (KKR), the report said. Brookfield shares were down 3.5%, and KKR shed 1.6%.Morgan Stanley's (MS) $7 billion private credit fund capped investor withdrawals at 5% in Q2 after shareholders sought to redeem 11.6% of outstanding shares, Bloomberg reported. More than half of the latest redemption requests at the North Haven Private Income Fund came from investors who were unable to fully exit the fund in the previous quarter, the report said. Morgan Stanley shares fell 2.4%.ProAssurance (PRA) shares rose 1.4% after the company said it has received all regulatory approvals for its planned merger with The Doctors Company, clearing the final major hurdle for the deal.

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Sectors45d ago

Sector Update: Financial Stocks Edge Higher Pre-Bell Wednesday

Financial stocks were edging higher pre-bell Wednesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advancing by 0.3%.The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.5% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.2% lower.ProAssurance (PRA) shares were up more than 1% after the company said it has received all required regulatory approvals for its planned merger with The Doctors Company, clearing the final major hurdle for the transaction.BlackRock (BLK) and Fin Capital led Caplight Technologies' $16 million series A funding round, Caplight said. BlackRock stock was 0.1% lower premarket.JPMorgan Chase's (JPM) JPMorgan Public and Private Credit Fund, along with three other funds, won approvals to make monthly repurchase offers, the US Securities and Exchange Commission said. JPMorgan Chase shares were 0.1% higher pre-bell.

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Commodities45d ago

Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Higher Pre-Bell Wednesday Amid Easing US-Iran Tensions

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.4%, and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) advanced 0.8% in Wednesday's premarket activity, amid easing tensions between the US and Iran.US stock futures were also higher, with S&P 500 Index futures up 0.4%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advancing 0.2%, and Nasdaq futures gaining 0.6% before the start of regular trading.Mortgage applications rose by 1% in the week ended June 19 due to a small gain in refinancing activity, partially offset by a modest drop in new home applications as 30-year fixed mortgage rates decreased slightly, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data released Wednesday.New home sales activity for May will be released at 10:00 am ET, followed by the weekly crude oil stocks data at 10:30 am ET.In premarket action, bitcoin was up by 0.7%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 0.6% higher, Ether ETF (EETH) advanced 0.6%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was flat.Power Play:IndustrialThe State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) advanced 1%, while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) gained 1.2% and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) was inactive.FedEx (FDX) stock was down more than 7% before the opening bell after the company reported that the fiscal Q4 operating margin for its core delivery segment, Express, fell to 7.7% from 8.4% a year earlier.Winners and Losers:Health CareThe State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) advanced 0.3%, the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) was 0.8% higher, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) was inactive. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.4%.MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (MLTX) stock was down more than 7% premarket a day after the company priced a public offering of 9 million shares at $20 each and warrants to purchase up to 1 million shares at $19.9999 each.ConsumerThe State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) was up 0.01%, the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) was down 0.1%, and the iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was 2.1% lower. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) gained 0.1%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was inactive, while the State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) advanced by 0.3%.PulteGroup (PHM) shares were down more than 2% pre-bell. The company's Chief People Officer, Kevin Henry, surrendered 2,093 shares on June 22 to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to vested stock awards, leaving him with direct ownership of 12,580 shares, according to a regulatory filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday.FinancialThe State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advanced 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.5%, while its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), was 0.5% lower.ProAssurance (PRA) shares traded up 1% in early hours activity after the company said late Tuesday that it has received all required regulatory approvals for its planned merger with The Doctors Company, clearing the final major hurdle for the transaction.TechnologyThe State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) advanced by 0.7%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 0.9% higher, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was up 1.4%. Among semiconductor ETFs, the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) gained by 1.4%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) rose by 1.3%.Qualcomm (QCOM) shares were up more than 1% in premarket activity after the company said it has agreed to acquire Modular to bolster its software foundation for generative and agentic artificial intelligence applications.EnergyThe iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was down 0.5%, while the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) declined by 1.1%.Baker Hughes (BKR) stock was up more than 1% before market open after the company signed a new commercial agreement with Mantle Reach Power for the large-scale deployment of geothermal energy in North America.CommoditiesFront-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil retreated by 2.9% to $71.12 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was up by 1.5% to $3.20 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) declined by 3%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 0.9% higher.Gold futures for July were down by 3% to $4,025.80 an ounce on the Comex. Silver futures retreated by 5.2% to $59.27 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) declined by 2.6%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was 4.7% lower.

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Sectors45d ago

Sector Update: Financial

Financial stocks were edging higher pre-bell Wednesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advancing by 0.2%.The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.5% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.3% lower.ProAssurance (PRA) shares were up more than 1% after the company said it has received all required regulatory approvals for its planned merger with The Doctors Company, clearing the final major hurdle for the transaction.

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Wire66d ago

ProAssurance Shares Rise After Saying It Expects Doctors Company Merger to Close by June 30

ProAssurance (PRA) shares were up 1.9% in Wednesday afternoon trading, a day after the company said it continues to expect its merger with The Doctors Company to close by June 30, as the transaction awaits final regulatory approval in California.The timing of the California review remains uncertain and is outside its control, ProAssurance said in a late Tuesday filing.As of Tuesday, The Doctors Company had received final approval from insurance regulators in Alabama, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas and Vermont, according to the filing.ProAssurance said it also secured approvals from Lloyd's of London and the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority for certain subsidiaries involved in the transaction.Price: $24.45, Change: $+0.47, Percent Change: +1.94%

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