Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 2.3%.

US equity indexes rose after midday Friday amid a reduced risk of a government shutdown after Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer signaled late Thursday he would support the Republican-crafted stopgap funding bill.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) added 2.7% and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) rose 2.8%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was up 2.8%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also increased.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) climbed 4%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) added 3.1%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was up 2.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) advanced 6.4%, and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) declined 6.5%.

Commodities

Crude oil rose 1.1%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) gained 1.1%. Natural gas dropped 0.2%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 1% higher.

Gold was up 0.3% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) added 0.2%. Silver was fractionally down, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) marginally advanced.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was 0.3% higher; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) also edged up.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) added 2.1%; retail fund VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was up 1.2%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) rose 1.4%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was 0.7% higher, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) climbed. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) added 0.7%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) was up 1.8%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) also increased.