-- Financial stocks were advancing in late Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 1.5% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) adding 0.6%.
The Philadelphia Housing Index was climbing 2.1%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was up 1.6%.
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was increasing 0.5% to $81,294, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries declined 6 basis points to 4.356%.
In economic news, employment in the US private sector grew at its fastest pace in more than a year in April, ADP data showed Wednesday, ahead of nonfarm payrolls due later in the week. Private jobs grew by 109,000, representing the fastest growth pace since January 2025, the payrolls processing firm said. The consensus was for 120,000 in a Bloomberg-compiled survey. The March print was revised down to 61,000 from 62,000.
In corporate news, JPMorgan Chase (JPM) said it has created an index tracking about 6,400 private US midsize companies with a combined $1 trillion in annual revenue. JPMorgan added 2%.
Synchrony Financial (SYF) and Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) said Wednesday they are relaunching their credit card program. Synchrony shares rose 1.6%.
Andersen (ANDG) said Wednesday it has closed the acquisition of six firms in Ireland, New Zealand, Nigeria, and Uruguay, representing about $34.5 million in annualized revenues. Andersen shares increased 1%.
Blue Owl Capital-owned (OWL) data center firm Stack Infrastructure is considering a sale of its Asia operations, among other options, Bloomberg reported. The firm has held talks with prospective advisers regarding a partial or 100% sale of the assets in Japan, Australia and Malaysia, the report said. Blue Owl Capital shares were down 3.5%.