Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.1%.

US equity indexes traded mixed Thursday amid a quarterly earnings flood, with Amazon.com (AMZN) reporting after the bell and jobless claims increasing more than forecast.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) both fell about 1.8% each.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was up 0.2%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were higher.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) fell 2.6%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) dipped 0.8%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) climbed 0.8%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 2.4%, and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) fell 2%.

Commodities

Crude oil fell 0.3%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) lost 0.6%. Natural gas was down 1%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) fell 0.7%.

Gold lost 0.7% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) eased 0.5%. Silver fell 1%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was flat.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) rose 0.3%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were higher.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) added 0.3%; retail fund VanEck Vectors Retail ETF (RTH) fell 0.1%, while SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) added 0.3%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was down 0.4%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were lower. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 0.3%.

Industrial

Select Sector SPDR-Industrial (XLI) was up 0.4%, and Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were higher.