-- Financial stocks were lower in Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index decreasing 0.1% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) shedding 0.3%.
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 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 5.3%.