-- Financial stocks were advancing in late Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 1% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) adding 1.6%.
The Philadelphia Housing Index was increasing 0.9%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was fractionally lower.
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was rising 3.3% to $73,042, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries decreased 2 basis points to 4.297%.
In corporate news, HSBC (HSBC) shares rose 0.9% after it said Monday it has launched its tokenized deposit service in the US as part of plans to expand its digital money offerings.