Sector Update: Financial

01:48 PM EDT, 10/26/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.1% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) up 0.3%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was decreasing 0.5%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) added 0.4%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was increasing 0.1% to $80,156, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was easing 1 basis point to 4.978%. In corporate news, Anthropic filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday for an initial public offering of Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "ANT." Goldman Sachs (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS) are the lead underwriters, according to the filing. Goldman shares rose 2.5%, and Morgan Stanley gained 3%.