Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) added 0.7%.

US equity indexes rose midday Tuesday, with communication services and consumer discretionary sectors emerging as top gainers, a day before the Trump administration announces a new slate of reciprocal tariffs.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) fell fractionally and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) rose 0.1%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) gained 0.2%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also advanced.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was fractionally lower, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) dipped 0.6%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was down 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) declined 0.7%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was up 0.9%.

Commodities

Crude oil fell 0.3%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) lost 0.3%. Natural gas dropped 3.4%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 3.7% down.

Gold fell 0.3% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) lost 0.6%. Silver dipped 0.9%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) dropped 1.5%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was less than 0.1% higher; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were mixed, with the latter trending lower.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was up 1.3%; retail fund VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) rose 0.3%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) climbed 1.3%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was 1.1% down and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were in the red. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 1.5%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) gained 0.3%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were trending higher as well.