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Sector Update: Financial Stocks Retreat Monday Afternoon

BY MT Newswires | TREASURY | 01:53 PM EST

01:53 PM EST, 12/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were decreasing in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) each shedding 0.6%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index was falling 1.2%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was down 0.4%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was 1.1% lower at $90,463, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was rising 3.5 basis points to 4.17%.

In sector news, Oppenheimer Asset Management expects the S&P 500 to finish 2026 at 8,100, taking into account projections for strong corporate results next year and sustained US economic growth, the brokerage said in a note.

In corporate news, BlackRock (BLK) expects investment in AI infrastructure to keep rising rather than plateauing, CNBC reported Monday, citing an interview with Chief Investment Strategist Ben Powell. The clearest beneficiaries are the "picks and shovels" of the cycle, including chipmakers, energy suppliers, and materials manufacturers, the news outlet quoted Powell as saying. BlackRock (BLK) shares were down 1.2%.

Apollo Global Management's (APO) Apollo Sports Capital unit will take a minority stake in Welsh soccer club Wrexham AFC and help finance the redevelopment of the club's SToK Cae Ras stadium, Wrexham AFC said Monday. Apollo shares were shedding 1.1%.

UBS (UBS) could cut another 10,000 jobs by 2027, Swiss publication SonntagsBlick reported Sunday, citing internal information. In a statement e-mailed to MT Newswires, the Swiss banking giant said it won't comment on the "speculations" made in the report. UBS shares rose 0.6%.

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