Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Lower Pre-Bell Monday as Renewed US-Iran Conflict Lifts Oil Prices
The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.4%, and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) retreated 1% in Monday's premarket activity, as renewed military tensions between the US and Iran drove oil prices higher.US stock futures were also lower, with S&P 500 Index futures down 0.3%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping 0.1%, and Nasdaq futures retreating 0.9% before the start of regular trading.Fed Governor Christopher Waller is slated to speak on Monday.In premarket action, bitcoin was down by 2.1%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 1.9% lower, Ether ETF (EETH) retreated 0.7%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) gained 2%.Power Play:FinancialThe State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advanced 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 1%, while its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), was 0.9% lower.First Hawaiian (FHB) shares traded down 6% in early hours activity, while TriCo Bancshares (TCBK) was up 7% after the companies signed a definitive agreement for First Hawaiian to acquire TriCo in an all-stock transaction.Winners and Losers:TechnologyThe State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) retreated 1.5%, and the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 0.4% lower, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was inactive. Among semiconductor ETFs, the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) was down 3.2%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) declined by 3.3%.Intel (INTC) shares were down more than 3% in premarket activity after the company said it is investing 5 billion euros ($5.71 billion) in its Leixlip campus in Ireland to scale capacity to deliver Intel Xeon 6 and next-gen Intel Xeon built on its Intel 3 node.IndustrialThe State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) was down 0.2%, the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) retreated 0.4%, and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) was inactive.Rockwell Automation (ROK) stock declined more than 3% before the opening bell following a 1% rise at Friday's close. Citigroup lifted the company's price target to $555 from $500 and maintained its buy rating.Health CareThe State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) advanced 0.2%, the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) was down 0.1%, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) was inactive. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was 0.4% lower.InMode (INMD) stock was down more than 1% premarket after rising 1.8% at the prior close. The company reported preliminary Q2 revenue of $95.2 million to $95.4 million.ConsumerThe State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) was up 0.1%, the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) gained 0.1%, and the iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was down 0.9%. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) lost 0.1%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was inactive, while the State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) was 0.1% lower.Nio (NIO) shares were up more than 1% pre-bell after Goldman Sachs upgraded the company to buy from neutral and lifted its price target to $7 from $6.60.EnergyThe iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was up 0.5%, while the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) was up by 1.5%.Pembina Pipeline (PBA) stock was up more than 1% before the market open, reversing the 0.8% fall in the prior session. Wells Fargo upgraded Pembina Pipeline to overweight from underweight and raised its price target to CA$76 from CA$55.CommoditiesFront-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil advanced by 3.8% to $74.09 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was down by 1.5% to $2.90 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) was up 4%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 1.4% lower.Gold futures for July fell 1.1% to $4,068.70 an ounce on the Comex. Silver futures retreated by 2.4% to $58.71 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) decreased 1.1%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was 2.2% lower.
