Sector Update: Financial Stocks Decline in Afternoon Trading

02:00 PM EDT, 04/16/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were lower in Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index decreasing 0.3% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) shedding 0.2%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index was fractionally higher, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was adding 0.6%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was declining 0.9% to $74,152, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was rising 2.3 basis points to 4.305%.

In economic news, US initial jobless claims fell to a level of 207,000 in the week ended April 11 from a downwardly revised 218,000 level in the previous week, compared with expectations for a smaller decrease to 213,000 in a survey of analysts compiled by Bloomberg.

US industrial production fell by 0.5% in March, compared with expectations for a 0.1% increase in a Bloomberg-compiled survey, and following an upwardly revised 0.7% increase in February.

The Philadelphia Federal Reserve's monthly manufacturing index rose further to 26.7 in April after increasing to 18.1 in March, compared with expectations for a decline to a reading of 10 in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.

The New York Federal Reserve's services index improved to minus 14.0 in April from minus 22.6 in March, compared with a smaller expected increase to a reading of minus 20.0 in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.

In corporate news, Charles Schwab's (SCHW) Q1 results rose year over year amid a surge in client assets, even as revenue fell short of Wall Street's estimates. Its shares fell nearly 6%.

Goldman Sachs (GS) rates trading business faced pressure in Q1 as Iran-related market volatility led to losses on certain positions, Reuters reported. The bank posted a 10% drop in fixed-income, currencies and commodities revenue to $4 billion, driven by weaker results in interest rate trading, mortgages, and credit products, according to the report. Goldman shares were up 0.6%.

The National Basketball Association is in early discussions with private credit firms, including Apollo Global Management (APO) , Ares Management (ARES) and Sixth Street about funding a potential European basketball league expansion, Bloomberg reported. Apollo shares rose 1.2%, and Ares was down 1.5%.

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