Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) added 1.3%.

US equity indexes rose in choppy midday trading Friday amid continuing sharp declines in government bond prices and the dollar as producer prices eased and the trade war with China intensified.

Energy

IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) both added 1.3%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rose 1.6%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also advanced.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was 1.1% lower, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) edged up 1.1%.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was up 1.4%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) climbed 4.1%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) dropped 4.1%.

Commodities

Crude oil gained 1.4%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) added 1.3%. Natural gas slumped 1.7%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 0.1% down.

Gold rose 1.9% on Comex, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) gained 1.9%. Silver added 3.8%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was up 3.2%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was up 1.4%; Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) also moved higher.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was 0.4% higher; VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) rose 0.6%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) fell 0.6%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was up 1.3%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) advanced as well. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) added 2.7%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) climbed 1.3%. Vanguard Industrials (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were also pointing higher.