08:28 AM EDT, 06/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ) was up 0.2% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) advanced 0.1% in Monday's premarket activity as markets await US-China trade talks in London.

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

The wholesale inventories bulletin for April will be released at 10 am ET.

In premarket activity, bitcoin was up by 1.4%, and the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 3.4% higher.

Power Play:

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLI ) advanced 0.3%, and the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund ( VIS ) was up 0.2%, while the iShares US Industrials ETF ( IYJ ) was inactive.

Graham (GHM) stock was up more than 17% before the opening bell after the company reported higher fiscal Q4 adjusted earnings and sales.

Winners and Losers:

Consumer

The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLP ) was up 0.02%, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC) was flat. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF ( IYK ) was flat, and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLY ) lost 0.3%. The VanEck Retail ETF ( RTH ) was inactive, while the SPDR S&P Retail ETF ( XRT ) gained marginally by 0.02%.

VinFast (VFS) shares were up more than 9% pre-bell after the company reported higher Q1 revenue.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) advanced 0.3%, and the iShares US Technology ETF ( IYW ) increased marginally by 0.01%, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF ( IGM ) was up 0.8%. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD ) gained 0.3%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) rose by 0.6%.

IonQ ( IONQ ) shares were up more than 7% in recent premarket activity after the company agreed to acquire Oxford Ionics in a stock and cash transaction valued at $1.08 billion.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF ( IYE ) was inactive, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLE ) was up by 0.3%.

Cameco ( CCJ ) stock was up more than 6% before Monday's opening bell after the company late on Friday said it expects an increase of about $170 million in its 49% equity share of Westinghouse Electric's Q2 and annual adjusted EBITDA.

Health Care

The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLV ) advanced 0.1%. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ( VHT ) was flat, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF ( IYH ) was up 0.5%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was 0.5% higher.

Merck ( MRK ) stock was up more than 2% premarket after the company said it has reported positive topline results from two Phase 3 clinical trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of enlicitide decanoate.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advanced 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was up 0.4%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 0.5% lower.

Ares Management ( ARES ) shares were down more than 3% pre-bell Monday after the company priced its first CLO, Ares European Direct Lending CLO 1, at 305 million British pounds ($413.2 million).

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil advanced 0.5% to $64.93 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas retreated 1.9% to $3.71 per 1 million British Thermal Units. United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was 0.5% higher, while the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) fell 1.5%.

Gold futures for August were down 0.3% at $3,335.10 an ounce on the Comex, while silver futures rose 0.8% to $36.42 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares ( GLD ) was 0.2% higher, and the iShares Silver Trust ( SLV ) advanced 1.2%.