Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Mixed Pre-Bell Friday Ahead of SpaceX Debut

MT Newswires Live
Jun 12

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) fell 0.3% in Friday's premarket activity, ahead of the debut of Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies after markets open.

US stock futures were also mixed, with S&P 500 Index futures up 0.1%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advancing 0.4%, and Nasdaq futures easing 0.3% before the start of regular trading.

The preliminary University of Michigan consumer sentiment report for June will be released at 10 am ET, while the weekly Baker Hughes oil-and-gas rig count posts at 1 pm ET.

In premarket action, bitcoin was up by 0.6%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 0.5% lower, Ether ETF (EETH) retreated 1.5%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) lost 0.02%.

Power Play:

Technology

The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) retreated 0.6%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 0.3% lower, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was up 0.1%. Among semiconductor ETFs, the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) increased by 0.5%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) declined by 1.2%.

Adobe (ADBE) shares were down more than 9% in premarket activity as multiple analyst price target cuts followed the software maker's latest quarterly results and announcement that Chief Financial Officer Dan Durn had resigned.

Winners and Losers:

Industrial

The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) advanced 0.7%, and the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) was 0.3% higher, while the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) retreated by 0.04%.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) stock was up more than 2% before the opening bell after the company said it has been added to the Nasdaq-100 Index, effective June 22.

Health Care

The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) advanced 0.1%, the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) was down 1%, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) gained by 1.6%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was 0.3% higher.

Enliven Therapeutics (ELVN) stock was down more than 3% premarket after the company priced an upsized public offering of 8.9 million shares at $37.50 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 1.73 million shares at $37.499 each.

Financial

The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advanced 0.4%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 1.2%, while its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), was 0.5% lower.

Barclays (BCS) shares were up nearly 2% pre-bell after the British financial services giant agreed to acquire the UK operations of GoHenry, a money-management education platform, from Acorns Grow.

Consumer

The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) was up 0.1% and the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) gained 1.4%. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) retreated by 0.1%. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) gained by 0.1%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was inactive, while the State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) was 0.3% higher.

Lennar (LEN) shares were down nearly 2% pre-bell after the homebuilder issued a downbeat fiscal Q3 delivery outlook.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was down 0.4%, while the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) was 0.5% lower.

Venture Global (VG) stock was down more than 1% before market open after the company closed an offering of $1.13 billion of 6.375% senior secured notes due Dec. 15, 2034, and $1.13 billion of 6.625% senior secured notes due June 15, 2036.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil retreated by 2.7% to $85.37 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas advanced by 0.3% at $3.10 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) declined by 1.3%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 0.4% higher.

Gold futures for July advanced by 2.4% to $4,213.40 an ounce on the Comex. Silver futures rose by 4.2% to $66.69 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was down by 0.3%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) decreased by 0.8%.

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