The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.2% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.3% higher in Monday's premarket activity, ahead of a deluge of earnings releasing during the week.
US stock futures were mixed, with S&P 500 Index futures up 0.2%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping 0.2%, and Nasdaq futures gaining 0.3% before the start of regular trading.
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In premarket activity, bitcoin was up by 3.5% and the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 3% higher.
Power Play:
Technology
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gained 0.4%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 0.6% higher, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was up 0.8%. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) was inactive, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) rose by 0.5%.
Zapata Computing Holdings (ZPTA) shares were down more than 70% in recent Monday premarket activity after the company said late Friday that its board had approved the cessation of operations due to insolvency.
Winners and Losers:
Health Care
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) advanced 0.1%. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) was up 0.5% while the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) fell 2.1%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.1%.
Longboard Pharmaceuticals (LBPH) stock was up more than 51% premarket after the company signed an agreement for H. Lundbeck to acquire Longboard in a transaction with $2.6 billion in equity value.
Financial
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advanced 0.1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.8%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.3% lower.
B. Riley Financial (RILY) shares were up more than 24% pre-bell Monday after the company said it has signed an agreement with funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management to create a holding company called Great American Holdings.
Industrial
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) advanced 0.1% while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) were inactive.
Caterpillar (CAT) shares were down 2.2% before the opening bell after Morgan Stanley downgraded the company to underweight from equalweight and cut its price target to $332 from $349.
Consumer
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was up 0.1%, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC) was inactive. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was flat, and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) gained 0.1%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was inactive, while the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) was down 0.5%.
Alibaba Group (BABA) shares were down 2%, while Baidu (BIDU) stock fell 2.5% pre-bell after Bloomberg reported that the companies are backing the Hong Kong initial public offering of Horizon Robotics and have agreed to subscribe for a total of $220 million in shares alongside a Ningbo government fund and France's CMA CGM.
Energy
The iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was inactive, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) was down by 0.3%.
Commodities
Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell 2.1% to $73.94 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was down 2.3% at $2.57 per 1 million British Thermal Units. United States Oil Fund (USO) retreated 1.9%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) fell 1.8%.
Gold futures for December were down 0.3% at $2,669.60 an ounce on the Comex, while silver futures fell 1.3% to $31.36 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) were down 0.2%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was 1.1% lower.
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