The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 1.4% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 1.8% higher in Thursday's premarket activity, ahead of the much-awaited jobs data.
US stock futures were also higher, with S&P 500 Index futures up 1.2%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advancing 0.6%, and Nasdaq futures gaining 1.7% before the start of regular trading.
The delayed September US Jobs Report will be released at 8:30 am ET, along with the weekly jobless claims data and Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics will not publish an October employment report, the agency said Wednesday.
The existing home sales report for October will be posted at 10 am ET, followed by the EIA Natural Gas Report at 10:30 am ET.
The Fed Balance Sheet posts at 4:30 pm ET.
Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack and Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee are slated to speak on Thursday.
In premarket activity, bitcoin was up by 2.6%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 2.4% higher, Ether ETF (EETH) advanced by 2.5%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was 1.1% higher.
Power Play:
Consumer
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was down 0.3%, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC) was 0.1% lower. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was inactive, while the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) gained 0.9%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) were inactive.
Bath & Body Works (BBWI) shares were down more than 14% pre-bell after the company reported lower fiscal Q3 adjusted earnings and net sales.
Winners and Losers:
Financial
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advanced 0.3%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 1.3%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 1.2% lower.
Cipher Mining (CIFR) shares were up more than 9% pre-bell, and IREN (IREN) rose more than 8% as high-performance computing stocks rose after Nvidia's Q3 financial results beat expectations.
Industrial
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) advanced 0.4% while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) were inactive.
Cadeler (CDLR) stock was up more than 5% before the opening bell after the company reported higher nine-month earnings and revenue.
Technology
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) advanced 2%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 1.7% higher, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was up 1.8%. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) rose 2.8%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) gained by 2.5%.
Nvidia (NVDA) shares were up more than 4% in recent premarket activity after the company beat Q3 adjusted earnings and revenue estimates.
Energy
The iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was inactive, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) was up by 0.5%.
LandBridge (LB) stock was up nearly 2% before Thursday's opening bell after the company's DBR Land unit priced $500 million of 6.25% senior notes due 2030.
Health Care
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) advanced 0.2%. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) gained 0.1%, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) was inactive. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.4%.
Novartis (NVS) stock was down more than 1% premarket after the company said it has rolled forward its mid-term sales outlook to 2025-2030 with a sales compound annual growth rate of more than 5% to 6%.
Commodities
Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up nearly 1% at $60.03 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was down 0.4% at $4.53 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) gained nearly 1%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 0.5% lower.
Gold futures for December declined by 0.2% to reach $4,075.50 an ounce on the Comex, and silver futures were marginally lower by 0.01% at $51.50 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) retreated by 0.04%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was down 0.2%.