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Sector Update: Financial

BY MT Newswires | TREASURY | 09/17/25 03:27 PM EDT

03:27 PM EDT, 09/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were rising in late Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index up 0.9% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) adding 1%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index was decreasing 0.6%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) rose 0.3%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was declining 0.6% to $115,830, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries rose 2.5 basis points to 4.05%.

The Federal Open Market Committee lowered the federal funds rate by 25 basis points at its meeting to a range of 4% to 4.25%, the FOMC's statement Wednesday afternoon showed.

In corporate news, Bank of America (BAC) said Wednesday it's increasing its military hiring and plans to add 10,000 more people with military backgrounds in the next five years. Its shares rose 1.3%.

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In general the bond market is volatile, and fixed income securities carry interest rate risk. (As interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall, and vice versa. This effect is usually more pronounced for longer-term securities.) Fixed income securities also carry inflation risk and credit and default risks for both issuers and counterparties. Unlike individual bonds, most bond funds do not have a maturity date, so avoiding losses caused by price volatility by holding them until maturity is not possible.

Lower-quality debt securities generally offer higher yields, but also involve greater risk of default or price changes due to potential changes in the credit quality of the issuer. Any fixed income security sold or redeemed prior to maturity may be subject to loss.

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