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Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Higher Pre-Bell Tuesday Ahead of Fed Policy Meeting

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The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.04%, and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) advanced 0.2% in Tuesday's premarket activity, ahead of the Fed's monetary policy committee meeting on interest rates.

A decision on interest rates is due tomorrow.

US stock futures were also higher, with S&P 500 Index futures up 0.01%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advancing 0.1%, and Nasdaq futures gaining 0.2% before the start of regular trading.

In premarket action, bitcoin was down by 0.3%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 0.3% lower, Ether ETF (EETH) retreated by 1.4%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) declined by 0.02%.

Power Play:

Healthcare

The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) advanced 0.2%, the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) was up 0.2%, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) was inactive. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was down 0.7%.

Alvotech (ALVO) stock was down more than 6% premarket after the company priced an underwritten public offering of about 22.7 million shares at $3.75 per share, for gross proceeds of about $85 million.

Winners and Losers:

Industrial

The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) advanced 0.2%, while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) was up 0.5% and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) was inactive.

SpaceX (SPCX) stock was up more than 4% before the opening bell following a 19.6% rise at the prior close. The company said it has signed an agreement to acquire Cursor in a deal with an implied equity value of $60 billion.

Technology

The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) advanced 0.5%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 0.6% higher, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was down 1.5%. Among semiconductor ETFs, the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) increased by 0.4%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) rose by 0.5%.

Qualcomm (QCOM) shares were up more than 4% in premarket activity after CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC the company is developing more than 40 new AI device designs as it prepares for the next wave of "agent" powered consumer electronics.

Consumer

The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) was down 0.1%, and the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) was up 1.1%. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was inactive. 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 1.1% higher.

Tesla (TSLA) shares were down nearly 1% pre-bell after closing Monday with a 1.2% gain. Global electric vehicle sales are expected to be slower than previously expected, especially in the United States, hurt by the withdrawal of regulatory support for electrification in the country, according to a Tuesday note published by BloombergNEF.

Financial

The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advanced 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.5%, while its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), was 0.5% lower.

Fiserv (FISV) shares were up more than 1% pre-bell after the company said it has launched tender offers to buy all $750 million of 5.15% senior notes due 2027, and all $2 billion of 4.40% senior notes due 2049.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was flat, while the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) was down by 0.3%.

TotalEnergies (TTE) stock was up nearly 1% before market open, a day after the European Commission said it had approved a joint venture between TotalEnergies and Masdar focused on renewable energy projects in the Asia-Pacific region.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil retreated by 2.9% to $78.40 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas advanced by 0.9% to $3.18 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) declined by 3.9%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 0.2% lower.

Gold futures for July advanced by 0.2% to $4,360.00 an ounce on the Comex. Silver futures rose by 0.4% to $70.44 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was up by 0.6%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) rose by 0.7%.

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