The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up nearly 1% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 1.5% higher in Monday's premarket activity amid hopes of the government reopening after a new bill moved through a Senate procedural vote over the weekend.
US stock futures were also higher, with S&P 500 Index futures up 0.9%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gaining 0.4%, and Nasdaq futures advancing 1.5% before the start of regular trading.
In premarket activity, bitcoin was up by 1.3%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 2.3% higher, Ether ETF (EETH) rose 3.6%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) gained 0.6%.
Power Play:
Consumer
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was down 0.2%, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC) was flat. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was flat, and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) gained 0.8%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) were also inactive.
Diageo (DEO) shares were up more than 7% pre-bell after the company said it has appointed Sir Dave Lewis as chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Winners and Losers:
Energy
The iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) gained 0.1%, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) was up by 0.4%.
Venture Global (VG) stock was up more than 7% before Monday's opening bell after the company swung to Q3 net income and posted higher revenue.
Financial
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advanced 0.3%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up nearly 1%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.9% lower.
Carlyle Group (CG) shares were up more than 2% pre-bell after The Very Group said it has been acquired by Carlyle, with international media group IMI continuing as a key stakeholder.
Industrial
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) advanced 0.6% while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) were inactive.
Jabil (JBL) stock was up more than 2% before the opening bell after the company said that it has expanded its collaboration with Shanghai Xinpeng Industry subsidiary Inno to produce battery energy storage system enclosures by co-investing in a site in Rayong, Thailand.
Technology
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rose 1.8%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 1.4% higher, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was up 1.6%. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) gained 2.8%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) was 2.7% higher.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) shares were up more than 2% in recent premarket activity after the company reported higher sequential and year-over-year October net revenue.
Health Care
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) retreated by 0.1%. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) was down 0.2%, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) was flat. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.6%.
Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock was up more than 1% premarket after the company said over the weekend that it has decided not to revise its offer for Metsera (MTSR) after the company accepted Pfizer's (PFE) offer. Metsera shares were down more than 15%, while Pfizer stock was advancing 0.5% before the opening bell.
Commodities
Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil advanced 0.4% to $60 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was up 3.1% at $4.45 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) gained by 0.4%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) rose 2.4%.
Gold futures for December gained by 2.3% to reach $4,103.40 an ounce on the Comex, and silver futures were up nearly 4% at $50.06 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) advanced by 2.6%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was 3.6% higher.