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Sector Update: Financial

BY MT Newswires | TREASURY | 01:22 PM EDT

01:22 PM EDT, 03/26/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were decreasing Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Financial Index shedding 0.7% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) down 0.6%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index was falling 1.5%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was up 0.2%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was declining 3.3% to $68,952, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries climbed 8 basis points to 4.40%.

In economic news, US initial jobless claims rose to a level of 210,000 in the week ended March 21 from a 205,000 level in the previous week, as expected in a Bloomberg survey.

In corporate news, Corebridge Financial (CRBG) and Equitable (EQH) said Thursday they have agreed to merge in an all-stock deal, valuing the combined company at about $22 billion. Corebridge shares fell 1.3%, and Equitable was down 1.4%.

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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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