03:30 PM EDT, 04/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks advanced in late Tuesday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index adding 0.9% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) rising 0.5%.

The Philadelphia Housing Index shed 0.6%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) added 0.4%.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 0.5% at $84,171, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries dropped 4.1 basis points to 4.323%.

In economic news, New York manufacturing activity improved more than expected this month, while the outlook turned negative for the first time since 2022, a survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey's general business conditions index improved to minus 8.1 in April from minus 20 in March. The consensus was for a rise to minus 13.5, according to a survey compiled by Bloomberg.

In corporate news, Barclays ( JJCTF ) is in advanced talks to sell a stake in its payments business to Brookfield Asset Management ( BAM ) , Bloomberg reported. Barclays ( JJCTF ) shares rose 3.5% and Brookfield gained 0.4%.

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