SPDR Select Sector Fund - Financial ( XLF ): -0.09% VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF ( GDX ): -0.3% Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds, including IWM and IVV were higher. US stocks were positive at the session's half, but pulled back from recent highs, as Wall Street digested mixed messages on the US/China trade front with unexpectedly tame inflation data. BlackRock (BLK) edged lower following a Reuters report that said the company has gained approval from French regulators to establish an alternative investment firm in the country.