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Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Lower Pre-Bell Tuesday as Traders Assess AI Momentum
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) retreated by 0.1% in Tuesday's premarket activity, as investors assessed whether recent AI-driven gains can be sustained.US stock futures were also lower, with S&P 500 Index futures down 0.2%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping 0.5%, and Nasdaq futures losing 0.1% before the start of regular trading.The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS, for April will be released at 10:00 am ET.In premarket action, bitcoin was down by 2.9%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 2.9% lower, Ether ETF (EETH) retreated by 1.2%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) fell by 3%.Power Play:IndustrialThe State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) was flat, while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) was down 0.1% and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) was inactive.Generac (GNRC) stock was up more than 9% before the opening bell after the company signed a global supply agreement with an unnamed hyperscale data center operator to supply backup power generators.Winners and Losers:FinancialThe State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) was little changed. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was down 0.4%, while its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), was 0.7% higher.UP Fintech (TIGR) shares were down more than 2% pre-bell after the company swung to a Q1 non-GAAP net loss.EnergyThe iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was down 2%, while the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) was 0.3% lower.BW LPG (BWLP) stock was up 0.7% before market open after the company reported higher Q1 earnings.HealthcareThe State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV), Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) and iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) were little changed. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was inactive.Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) stock was up 3% premarket after the company said it had completed its acquisition of Eucalyptus, expanding its consumer health platform across Australia, Canada, Germany, and other international markets.TechnologyThe State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) gained slightly, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was marginally down, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was up 0.4%. Among semiconductor ETFs, the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) increased 3%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) rose by 2.5%.Nvidia (NVDA) shares were up more than 1% in premarket activity after Reuters reported, citing CEO Jensen Huang at the Computex event in Taipei, that the company has enough supply to support strong growth in its central processing units and graphics processing units.ConsumerThe State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) was up 0.2%, and the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) was 0.4% lower. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was flat. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) lost 0.5%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was inactive, while the State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) was 0.5% higher.Amazon.com (AMZN) shares were down more than 1% pre-bell, extending a 3.5% fall at Monday's close. The company said Tuesday its Prime Day shopping event will take place from June 23 through June 26.CommoditiesFront-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil retreated by 0.8% to $91.41 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was down 1.8% to $3.12 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) was down by 1.1%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 2% lower.Gold futures for July retreated by 1.2% to $4,558.30 an ounce on the Comex. Silver futures rose by 2% to $76.73 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was up by 1%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) increased by 1.9%.
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