Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Lower Pre-Bell Tuesday as Traders Prepare for Fed Meeting
The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.2%, and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.1% lower in Tuesday's premarket activity as traders prepare for the Federal Open Market Committee's meeting.US stock futures were also lower, with S&P 500 Index futures down 0.4%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping 0.5%, and Nasdaq futures retreating 0.4% before the start of regular trading.The New York Federal Reserve's Empire State manufacturing index fell to 7.6 in September from 20.6 in August, compared with a smaller expected decrease to a reading of 15.0 in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.In premarket action, bitcoin was down by 2.7%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 2.7% lower, Ether ETF (EETH) declined 2.7%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was up 1.1%.Power Play:ConsumerThe State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) was down 0.3%, the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) and the iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) were inactive. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) lost 0.2%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and the State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) were inactive.Sysco (SYY) shares were down 2% after the company said late Monday it plans to launch an offering of $1 billion of its shares.Winners and Losers:Health CareThe State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) advanced 0.1%, the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) and the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) were inactive. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was 0.5% lower.Vera Therapeutics (VERA) stock was 13% higher after the company said its kidney disease drug met all prespecified endpoints in a phase 3 trial final efficacy analysis.FinancialThe State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) retreated 0.3%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was down 0.9%, while its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), was 0.9% higher.Enova International (ENVA) shares were down 17% after the company withdrew its applications with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the proposed acquisition of Grasshopper Bancorp.IndustrialThe State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) retreated 0.4%, while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) were inactive.Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) shares were 8% higher after the company reported higher fiscal Q4 adjusted net income and revenue.TechnologyThe State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) advanced 0.01%, the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 0.02% higher, and the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was inactive. Among semiconductor ETFs, the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) was inactive, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) rose by 0.9%.Teradyne (TER) stock was 1% higher after the company said it has opened an office in Bengaluru, India, in a bid to expand its footprint in the country.EnergyThe iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was inactive, while the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) was up by 0.2%.Shell (SHEL) shares were advancing 0.3% after a similar retreat in the prior session. The company said it has started production at its new grease manufacturing plant in Indonesia with a capacity of up to 12 kilotonnes per year.CommoditiesFront-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up by 1% at $102.41 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was down 0.6% at $2.88 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) increased by 0.5%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 1.6% lower.Gold futures for November retreated by 0.7% to $4,322.00 an ounce on the Comex. Silver futures retreated by 0.7% to $63.69 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was down by 0.1%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) rose by 0.4%.
