Broad Market Indicators
Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM and IVV fell. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) edged down 0.4%.
US equity indexes retreated in midday trading on Monday as investors weighed military action in the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint for about a fifth of global crude oil flows.
Energy
IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each added about 0.8%.
Technology
The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was down 0.2%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) fell 0.3%, and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) shed 0.2%.
The State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) dropped 0.7%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) was down 1.2%.
Financial
The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) lost 0.4%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) declined 1.4%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), climbed up 1.4%.
Commodities
Crude oil rose 3.5%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) added 3.8%. Natural gas was up 3.3%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) rose 3.1%.
Gold on Comex slipped 2.5%, and the State Street SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) eased 2.1%. Silver fell 3.8%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was down 3.3%.
Consumer
The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) fell 0.8%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) fell 0.8%, and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) was 0.8% lower.
The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) dipped 0.9%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) eased 0.5%, and the State Street SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) was down 2.3%.
Health Care
The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) fell 0.5%, iShares US Healthcare (IYH) shed 0.4%, and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) was 0.3% lower. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) gained 1.1%.
Industrial
The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) fell 1.1%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were also lower.
Cryptocurrency
In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) added 1.7%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) rose 2.3%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) gained 1.7%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was 1.5% higher.