-- Financial stocks were lower Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Financial Index decreasing 0.3% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) down 0.2%.
The Philadelphia Housing Index rose 1.1%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was down 0.8%.
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was increasing 4.1% to $78,952, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was slightly higher at 4.29%.
In corporate news, Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) is considering a rare type of significant risk transfer to hedge against current and future data center debt, Bloomberg reported. Toronto-Dominion Bank shares were down 0.3%.
Goldman Sachs' (GS) alternatives arm invested $50 million in BLP Digital, a Swiss AI firm that develops software to automate financial processes, such as invoicing and internal reporting, BLP co-founder Tim Beck told Bloomberg in an interview Wednesday. Goldman shares were up 0.8%.
HSBC (HSBC) has shortlisted Allianz, Daiichi Life, and Sumitomo Life Insurance as potential buyers of its Singapore insurance business, Bloomberg reported. HSBC shares added 0.1%.