Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM was lower while IVV was up. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.2%.

US equity indexes traded mixed Friday while most government bond yields fell after retail sales dropped more than forecast.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) both added about 0.9% each.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 0.1%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were higher.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) added 0.1%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) edged up slightly.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) gained 0.4%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) rose 1.1%, and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) fell 1%.

Commodities

Crude oil dropped 0.6%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) dipped 0.5%. Natural gas was up 2.9%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) advanced 2.6%.

Gold was down 1.5% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) fell 1.4%. Silver added 0.4%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) rose 0.2%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) lost 0.6%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were lower.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was down 0.2%; retail fund VanEck Vectors Retail ETF (RTH) lost 0.3%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) fell 0.4%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was down 0.5%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were lower. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) lost 0.3%.

Industrial

Select Sector SPDR-Industrial (XLI) fell 0.3%, and Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were lower.