The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.3% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.4% higher in Friday's premarket activity, ahead of a key inflation report due later in the day.
US stock futures were also higher, with S&P 500 Index futures up 0.3%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advancing 0.04%, and Nasdaq futures gaining 0.4% before the start of regular trading.
The May personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index will be posted at 8:30 am ET.
In premarket action, bitcoin advanced 0.7% and the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 0.4% higher.
Power Play:
Health Care
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) was down nearly 5%. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) was down 0.1% while the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) was inactive. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was inactive.
Carisma Therapeutics (CARM) stock rose more than 39% premarket after the company said late Thursday that it nominated an in vivo CAR-M targeting Glypican-3 as the first development candidate under its collaboration with Moderna (MRNA).
Winners and Losers:
Industrial
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) advanced 0.5% and the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) was inactive, while the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) was inactive.
Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) shares gained 27% before the opening bell after the company said late Thursday it signed an Original Equipment Manufacturer agreement with Teledyne Marine, a Teledyne Technologies (TDY) unit providing maritime technology.
Technology
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gained 0.5%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 0.9% higher, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was up 0.4%. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) advanced 0.3%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) rose by 0.9%.
Infinera (INFN) stock was up nearly 20% in recent Friday premarket activity after Nokia (NOK) agreed to acquire Infinera in a transaction valuing the company at $6.65 per share, or an enterprise value of $2.3 billion. Nokia was lower by 0.8%.
Consumer
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was flat, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC) was 0.8% lower. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was inactive, and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) lost nearly 4%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was inactive, as was the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT).
Nike (NKE) traded down nearly 15% pre-bell after reporting soft Q4 revenue and guidance, late Thursday.
Financial
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) gained 0.3%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 1.2%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 1.1% lower.
CleanSpark (CLSK) shares were up nearly 2% pre-bell Friday, a day after the company said it signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire GRIID Infrastructure (GRDI) in an all-stock transaction valued at $155 million. Shares of GRIID added to the previous day's losses with a more than 7% decline before the opening bell.
Energy
The iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was inactive, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) was up by 0.8%.
Dynagas LNG Partners LP (DLNG) shares slipped 1% before the opening bell even after the company reported higher Q1 financial results.
Commodities
Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil advanced 0.5% to $82.14 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was 1.7% higher at $2.731 per 1 million British Thermal Units. United States Oil Fund (USO) gained 0.6%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) also rose 1.8%.
Gold futures for August gained 0.4% to $2,345.60 an ounce on the Comex, while silver futures advanced 1.4% to $29.67 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) rose 0.4%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was 1.3% higher.
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