The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.7% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 1% lower in Monday's premarket activity, ahead of reports on manufacturing activity in November.
US stock futures were also lower, with S&P 500 Index futures down 0.7%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping 0.4%, and Nasdaq futures retreating 0.9% before the start of regular trading.
The S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers index for November will be released at 9:45 am ET, followed by the November ISM manufacturing index and the construction spending bulletin at 10 am ET.
In premarket activity, bitcoin was down by 6%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 5.5% lower, Ether ETF (EETH) retreated by 6.8%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) fell 9%.
Power Play:
Health Care
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) retreated 0.2%. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) was down 0.4%, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) was flat. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) retreated 0.7%.
Belite Bio (BLTE) stock was up more than 15% premarket after the company said that a phase 3 trial of Tinlarebant to treat Stargardt disease type 1 met its primary efficacy endpoint.
Winners and Losers:
Energy
The iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was inactive, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) was up by 0.1%.
Centrus Energy (LEU) stock was down more than 3% before Monday's opening bell. The company said that its uplisting to the New York Stock Exchange from the NYSE American has been approved.
Technology
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) retreated 1%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 0.6% lower, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was inactive. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) was down 1.1%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) declined by 1.7%.
Micron Technology (MU) shares were down more than 2% in recent premarket activity. Nikkei Asia reported Saturday that the company plans to invest 1.5 trillion Japanese yen ($9.66 billion) to build a new facility within its Hiroshima Plant in Japan that would make next-generation high-bandwidth memory chips.
Industrial
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) retreated 0.6%, the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) was down 0.3%, while the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) was inactive.
Hafnia (HAFN) stock was down more than 1% before the opening bell after the company reported lower Q3 earnings and revenue.
Consumer
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was up 0.04%, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC) was down 0.9%. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was inactive, and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) lost 0.6%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was inactive, while the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) retreated by 0.7%.
Tesla's (TSLA) shares were down more than 1% pre-bell after Reuters reported that the company's November registrations fell sharply in France, Denmark and Sweden.
Financial
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) retreated 0.6%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was down 1.9%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 1.9% higher.
Ares Management (ARES) shares were down 0.9% pre-bell after the company said it is consolidating its global logistics real estate platforms under a single brand to be known as Marq Logistics.
Commodities
Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 1% higher at $59.14 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was down 1% at $4.80 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) declined by 0.5%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 0.7% higher.
Gold futures for February gained by 0.7% to reach $4,283.20 an ounce on the Comex, and silver futures were up by 1% at $57.76 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) advanced by 0.9%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) rose by 1.6%.