Sector Update: Financial Stocks Rise Monday Afternoon
MT newswire2026/08/24 17:51Bitget offers one-stop trading for cryptocurrencies, stocks, and gold. Trade now!
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01:51 PM EDT, 08/24/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.7% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) ahead 1%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was up 0.1%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) increased 0.2%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was rising 1.6% to $78,957, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries dropped 4.6 basis points to 4.692%. In economic news, the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank's monthly National Activity Index fell to minus 0.08 in July from 0.06 in June, compared with expectations for a smaller decrease to minus 0.05 in a Bloomberg survey. President Donald Trump said US tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel will rise to 50% next year, escalating trade tensions between the two countries after bilateral trade talks collapsed on Friday. In corporate news, Strategy (MSTR) established USD Cash, a separate US dollar liquidity pool within its Digital Credit Capital Framework for future bitcoin treasury purposes, the bitcoin treasury firm said in a Monday regulatory filing. Strategy shares rose 2.6%. Ares Management (ARES) led a $400 million private credit loan deal to facilitate CVC Capital Partners' acquisition of a stake in Chess.com, Bloomberg reported. Ares shares were down 1.4%. Zillow (Z) said Monday it has resolved a lawsuit brought by the US Federal Trade Commission and five states over its partnership with Redfin. Under the agreement, Zillow and Redfin are allowed to continue their partnership, which aims to provide multifamily rental listings from both companies. Zillow shares rose 2%.
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