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Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Mixed Pre-Bell Monday as Trump Rejects Reported Iran Proposal

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The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.1% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.03% higher in Monday's premarket activity as US President Donald Trump rejected Iran's reported resolution offer.

US stock futures were mixed, with S&P 500 Index futures down 0.1%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping 0.2%, and Nasdaq futures gaining 0.03% before the start of regular trading.

The existing home sales data for April will be released at 10 am ET.

In premarket activity, bitcoin was down by 0.3%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 1.1% higher, Ether ETF (EETH) advanced 0.9%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) gained 2.8%.

Power Play:

Technology

The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) advanced by 0.4%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 0.5% higher, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was up 0.6%. Among semiconductor ETFs, the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) increased by 2.6%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) rose by 0.9%.

Monday.com (MNDY) shares were up more than 24% in premarket activity after the company reported higher Q1 adjusted earnings and revenue.

Winners and Losers:

Health Care

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

Moderna (MRNA) stock rose over 9% premarket after Bloomberg reported the company has been working on early-stage vaccines targeting hantaviruses.

Financial

The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) retreated by 0.01%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was down 0.01%, while its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), was 0.2% lower.

ORIX (IX) shares were up more than 8% pre-bell after the company reported higher fiscal 2026 earnings and revenue.

Consumer

The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) was up 0.2%, and the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) gained 0.04%. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was flat. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) lost 0.3%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was down 0.4%, while the State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) retreated by 0.3%.

United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) shares were down more than 3% pre-bell after the company reported a wider Q1 loss and lower revenue.

Industrial

The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) retreated by 0.2%, while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) was down 0.1%, and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) was inactive.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (PAC) stock was down more than 1% before the opening bell. The company said it had started the process for the potential establishment of a trust for the issuance of energy and infrastructure investment trust certificates, with a view to subscribing to a minority equity stake in the 12 Mexican airport concessionaires that Grupo Aeroportuario operates.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) rose 1.8%, while the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) was up by 1.3%.

Cameco (CCJ) stock was down more than 1% before Monday's opening bell after the company said that flooding in northern Saskatchewan collapsed the Smoothstone River Bridge, disrupting a key supply route to its McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 2.6% to $97.91 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was up 2.5% at $2.83 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) advanced 3.9%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 3.3% higher.

Gold futures for May fell by 1% to $4,683.40 an ounce on the Comex. Silver futures advanced by 1.2% to $81.81 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was 1.1% lower, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) rose by 0.6%.

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