In company news, Blackstone (BX) fell 4.8% after reporting a Q2 net loss, reversing a $1.82 per share profit during the year-ago quarter and the alternative assets manager blaming "challenging" market dynamics, including inflationary pressures and rising interest rates. The Philadelphia Housing Index was dropping 1.8% and the SPDR Real Estate Select Sector ETF (XLRE) was ahead 0.5%. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) rose fractionally after Thursday announcing its acquisition of corporate greenhouse gas emissions and climate transition data tracker Urgentem.