09:03 AM EDT, 06/01/2026 (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 0.2% in Monday's premarket activity, as enthusiasm for new artificial intelligence initiatives from major technology companies outweighs concerns about ongoing U.S.-Iran tensions and elevated energy prices.

US stock futures were also higher, with S&P 500 Index futures up 0.2%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advancing 0.3%, and Nasdaq futures gaining 0.2% before the start of regular trading.

S&P Global manufacturing data for May will be released at 9:45 am ET, followed by the construction spending data for April, and the ISM's manufacturing reading for May at 10:00 am ET.

In premarket action, bitcoin was down by 1.9%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 2% lower, Ether ETF (EETH) retreated by 1.5%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) gained 1.7%.

Power Play:

Consumer

The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) was down 0.3% and the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) was flat. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF ( IYK ) retreated by 0.9%. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) lost 0.6%. The VanEck Retail ETF ( RTH ) was inactive, while the State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) advanced by 0.4%.

Taylor Morrison Home ( TMHC ) shares were up more than 22% pre-bell after the company agreed to be acquired by Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK/A ) (BRK.A, BRK.B) for $6.8 billion in cash and a total equity value of $8.5 billion

Winners and Losers:

Health Care

The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLV ) retreated by 0.1%, the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ( VHT ) was down 0.03%, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF ( IYH ) was flat. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) gained by 0.03%.

Grail's (GRAL) stock was down more than 17% premarket after the company reported its NHS-Galleri trial missed its primary endpoint of reducing combined Stage III and IV cancer diagnoses.

Financial

The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) retreated by 0.5%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was down 1.5%, while its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), was 1.4% lower.

Coinbase Global ( COIN ) stock was down more than 3% before market open. Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal sold 1,960 company shares for $346,683 on May 27, a regulatory filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission showed.

Industrial

The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLI ) retreated by 0.4%, while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund ( VIS ) was down 0.5% and the iShares US Industrials ETF ( IYJ ) lost by 0.6%

Diana Shipping ( DSX ) stock was down more than 0.4% before the opening bell after the company said Sunday it has issued an open letter urging Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK) investors to elect its six independent board candidates at the upcoming June 18 annual meeting. Genco stock was 0.8% lower.

Technology

The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) advanced 1.1%, and the iShares US Technology ETF ( IYW ) was 1.1% higher, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF ( IGM ) was up 0.8%. Among semiconductor ETFs, the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD ) was 0.3% lower, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) declined by 0.7%.

Dell Technologies ( DELL ) shares were up more than 1% in premarket activity a day after the company said it has launched its XPS 13 laptop.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF ( IYE ) was 0.1% higher, while the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLE ) was up by 0.5%.

Venture Global ( VG ) stock was up more than 1% before the opening bell after the company said its subsidiary Venture Global LNG plans to issue $2.25 billion in senior secured notes due 2034 and 2036.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil gained by 2.3% to $89.40 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was down 2.3% to $3.21 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) rose by 1.8%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was 2.4% lower.

Gold futures for July retreated by 1.2% to $4,537.70 an ounce on the Comex. Silver futures increased by 0.3% to $76.10 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares ( GLD ) was down by 1%, and the iShares Silver Trust ( SLV ) gained 0.4%.