The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.6% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.7% lower in Tuesday's premarket activity, ahead of US President Donald Trump's deadline to Iran for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
US stock futures were also lower, with S&P 500 Index futures down 0.5%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping 0.5%, and Nasdaq futures retreating 0.6% before the start of regular trading.
US durable goods new orders fell 1.4% in February, compared with expectations for a 1.2% decline, after a 0.5% decrease in the prior month.
The consumer credit data for February will be released at 3 pm ET.
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee and Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson are slated to speak on Tuesday.
In premarket activity, bitcoin was down by 2.3%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 2.2% lower, Ether ETF (EETH) fell 3%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was flat.
Power Play:
Energy
The iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) gained by 0.3%, while the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) was up by 0.3%.
Mach Natural Resources (MNR) stock was down more than 9% before Tuesday's opening bell after the company said late Monday that a secondary public offering of its 9 million common units by Vepu, Simlog and Sabinal Energy Operating has been priced at $13.05 apiece.
Winners and Losers:
Health Care
The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) advanced 0.1%, the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) was up 0.5%, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) gained 0.3%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was 0.8% lower.
Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX) stock was up more than 2% premarket after the company reported higher Q1 revenue.
Industrial
The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) retreated by 0.8%, while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) was inactive and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) was down 0.9% inactive.
Redwire (RDW) stock was down more than 2% before the opening bell after a 1.9% rise at Monday's close. The company said Tuesday it opened an office in the UK to provide support for its projects under the Ministry of Defense.
Consumer
The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) slipped 0.04%, and the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) was down 0.2%. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) rose 6%. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) lost 0.9%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was inactive, while the State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) was 0.2% lower.
Tesla (TSLA) shares were down more than 1% pre-bell after closing Monday with a 2.2% fall. President Capital cut its price target for Tesla to $424 from $500 while maintaining a buy rating.
Technology
The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) retreated 0.7%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 1% lower, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) slipped marginally by 0.02%. Among semiconductor ETFs, the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) was inactive, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) fell by 0.8%.
Infosys (INFY) shares were up more than 1% in Tuesday's premarket activity after the company signed a collaboration with artificial intelligence software delivery platform Harness to provide integration of AI-driven software development and downstream processes.
Financial
The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) retreated 0.5%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was down 1.5%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 1.8% higher.
Commodities
Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose by 2.1% to $114.93 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas advanced by 0.3% to $2.82 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) was up by 1.7%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 0.6% higher.
Gold futures for May were down by 0.02% at $4,683.60 an ounce on the Comex. Silver futures retreated 0.8% to $72.24 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) advanced by 0.1%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) fell by 1.1%.
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