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Sector Update: Financial

BY MT Newswires | TREASURY | 02/12/26 01:24 PM EST

01:24 PM EST, 02/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were decreasing in Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index falling 2% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) dropping 2.2%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index was increasing 0.2%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) adding 0.4%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was declining 2% to $65,661, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was dropping 5.9 basis points to 4.11%.

In corporate news, Blackstone (BX) and Swedish investment firm EQT on Thursday agreed to buy Spain-based waste management infrastructure platform Urbaser from Platinum Equity in a deal worth roughly $6.6 billion. Blackstone shares were down 3.4%.

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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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