--- title: "Sector Update: Financial Stocks Advance Thursday Afternoon" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286452811.md" description: "Financial stocks advanced on Thursday, with the NYSE Financial Index up 0.5% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF rising 0.6%. Bitcoin increased by 2.6% to $81,414, while 10-year US Treasury yields fell to 4.45%. Retail sales rose 0.5% in April, reflecting higher prices due to the war in Iran. Klarna shares surged 15% after reporting a narrower net loss and higher revenue. Interactive Brokers launched a new trading platform, and Blackstone's AirTrunk is seeking a $2.3 billion loan for facility development." datetime: "2026-05-14T17:54:00.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/286452811.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286452811.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/286452811.md) --- # Sector Update: Financial Stocks Advance Thursday Afternoon 01:54 PM EDT, 05/14/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were higher Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.5% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) adding 0.6%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was climbing 0.8%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was down 0.4%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) gained 2.6% to $81,414, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was decreasing 3 basis points to 4.45%. In economic news, retail sales in April rose for the third straight month, with analysts saying the increase largely reflected higher prices as the war in Iran kept fuel costs elevated. Sales rose 0.5% in April following a revised 1.6% gain in March, the Census Bureau reported Thursday, matching the consensus in a survey compiled by Bloomberg. In corporate news, Klarna ( KLAR ) shares jumped 15% after the company posted a narrower net loss and higher revenue for Q1. Interactive Brokers ( IBKR ) is launching a platform that enables investors to trade contracts across all three prediction market exchanges from a single platform. The clients can access the combined liquidity of ForecastEx, CME Group (CME), and Kalshi and receive the best available net price. Interactive Brokers ( IBKR ) shares rose 3.3%. Blackstone (BX) owned data center operator AirTrunk is seeking a $2.3 billion syndicated loan to fund the development of its AirTrunk JHB2 facility in Malaysia's Johor state, Bloomberg reported. Blackstone shares added 2.3%. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited. ### Related Stocks - [GBTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GBTC.US.md) - [GABF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GABF.US.md) - [EZBC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/EZBC.US.md) - [IAI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IAI.US.md) - [GSOL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GSOL.US.md) - [ARKB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ARKB.US.md) - [XLF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XLF.US.md) - [HODL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/HODL.US.md) - [BPAY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BPAY.US.md) - [PFI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PFI.US.md) - [ARKF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ARKF.US.md) - [FBTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBTC.US.md) - [FNCL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FNCL.US.md) - [BTCO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCO.US.md) - [BTCW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCW.US.md) - [BTCHKD.VAHK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCHKD.VAHK.md) - [BTCUSD.VAHK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCUSD.VAHK.md) ## Related News & Research - [EXCLUSIVE-How Trump's crypto venture and Iran's top exchange tapped into the same industry networks](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286735446.md) - [Twenty One Capital Outlines Operating Plans to Build the Bitcoin Company | XXI Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287062741.md) - [ANALYSIS-Investors gird for high US Treasury yields as new Fed Chair Warsh battles inflation](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286359372.md) - [Key facts: Zcash Foundation $36.7M; Jain Discloses Stake; Hayes 10% BTC](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287062810.md) - [ROI-G7 long bond stress intensifies: Mike Dolan](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286204081.md)