Sector Update: Financial

03:28 PM EDT, 09/14/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were lower in late Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index decreasing 0.7% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) shedding 0.5%. The Philadelphia Housing Index rose 0.4%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) eased 0.4%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was rising 3.1% to $79,166, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries decreased 1.4 basis points to 4.961%. In corporate news, Aon (AON) has commenced a US investment-grade debt sale in seven tranches to help fund its planned $17 billion acquisition of USI Insurance Services from KKR (KKR), Bloomberg reported. Aon shares were up 2%.