Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose Thursday afternoon. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.5%.

US equity indexes traded mixed after a plunge in UnitedHealth Group's (UNH) shares helped push the Dow Jones Industrial Average lower, and as President Donald Trump's call for the termination of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell undermined risk sentiment.

Energy

IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) added 3.3% each.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) added 0.2%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were mixed, with the latter trading higher.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was 0.3% lower, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) edged down 0.3%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was up 1.1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) climbed 3.4%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) dropped 3.2%.

Commodities

Crude oil rose 3.7%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) gained 3.1%. Natural gas was factionally lower, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) added 0.3%.

Gold fell 0.6% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) lost 0.7%. Silver dipped 1.6%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) fell 0.9%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was up 2%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) also rose.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was 0.7% higher; VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was 1% up, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) added 1.9%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was down 0.1%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) edged higher. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was down 0.1%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) was up 1.2%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were higher.