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Sector Update: Financial Stocks Lower Late Afternoon

BY MT Newswires | TREASURY | 06/18/26 03:52 PM EDT

03:52 PM EDT, 06/18/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were lower in late Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index easing 0.3% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) shedding 0.7%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index gained 3%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) decreased 0.2%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 2.5% to $62,660, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries rose 2 basis points to around 4.45%.

In economic news, US initial jobless claims last week fell to 226,000 from an upwardly revised 230,000 in the previous week, compared with expectations for 225,000 in a survey of analysts compiled by Bloomberg.

In corporate news, Bank of America (BAC) scored an early victory in its collateral battle with Aequum Capital Financial II after a US bankruptcy judge temporarily barred Aequum from distributing cash collected from bankrupt auto-parts supplier First Brands' inventory sales, Bloomberg reported, citing the ruling. Bank of America (BAC) shares were down 0.3%.

SpaceX (SPCX) bankers are planning a potential bond sale of at least $20 billion to refinance a $20 billion bridge loan maturing in September 2027, Bloomberg reported. Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C/PN) (C), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS) , and Morgan Stanley (MS) , which provided the bridge financing, are expected to run the bond sale, the report said. Citi eased 0.2%, JPMorgan (JPM) was down 2%, Goldman fell 0.4%, and Morgan Stanley (MS) was 0.5% lower.

Apollo Global Management (APO) made some concessions regarding its debt refinancing for photo-services company Shutterfly in a bid to entice some unwilling investors, Bloomberg reported. Apollo shares fell 0.7%.

Accenture (ACN) shares fell 17% after the company trimmed the top end of its full-year revenue outlook and posted weaker-than-expected fiscal Q3 sales, while announcing three cybersecurity acquisitions totaling about $4.18 billion.

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