Financial stocks rose in Tuesday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index up 0.3% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) gaining 0.2%.
The Philadelphia Housing Index fell 0.8%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) dropped 0.5%.
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) declined 5% to $97,121, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries advanced 6.1 basis points to 4.679%.
In economic news, US job openings rose to 8.098 million in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, above the 7.74 million openings expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.
The Institute for Supply Management's US services index rose to 54.1 in December from 52.1 in November, compared with expectations for a smaller increase to a 53.5 in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.
In corporate news, GFL Environmental (GFL) agreed to sell a majority stake in its environmental services business to funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management (APO) and BC Partners for 8 billion Canadian dollars ($5.59 billion). Apollo shares fell 2.8%, and GFL shed 1.8%.
Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) agreed to buy Velocity Risk Underwriters from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management for $525 million in upfront cash, subject to adjustments. Ryan shares fell 1.1%.
Paychex (PAYX) agreed to buy Paycor HCM (PYCR) for $4.1 billion in cash. Paychex shares gained 2.6%, and Paycor fell 3%.
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