09:05 AM EDT, 07/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ) was up 0.9%, and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) advanced 1.4% in Monday's premarket activity, as oil prices fell amid hopes of a US-Iran truce.

US stock futures were also higher, with S&P 500 Index futures up 0.9%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advancing 1.2%, and Nasdaq futures gaining 1.4% before the start of regular trading.

New orders for US durable goods rose by 0.3% in June following a decline of 4.0% in May, compared with the expectations for a larger increase of 1.8% in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.

The Dallas Federal Reserve's manufacturing index for July will be released at 10:30 am ET.

In premarket action, bitcoin was up by 0.6%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 1.5% higher, Ether ETF (EETH) rose 5.4%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) retreated marginally by 0.01%.

Power Play:

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF ( IYE ) declined by 2.1%, while the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLE ) fell 2.6%.

TotalEnergies (TTE) stock was down more than 3% before market open after the company said it has decided to appeal a June 25 ruling by the Paris Judicial Court in a climate-related duty-of-vigilance case.

Winners and Losers:

Industrial

The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLI ) advanced 0.9%, the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund ( VIS ) gained 0.8%, and the iShares US Industrials ETF ( IYJ ) was 0.3% higher.

United Airlines (UAL) stock was up more than 3%, while Delta Air Lines ( DAL ) shares rose 2.7% before the opening bell, a day after The Wall Street Journal reported that United pitched a merger deal to Delta last year, but the talks fizzled out without a deal after Delta declined to pursue the proposal.

Financial

The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advanced 0.8%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 1.8%, while its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), was 2.2% lower.

Northern Trust ( NTRS ) shares traded up 2% in early hours activity after the company said it has been selected to provide fund administration and related services to alternative asset manager Dawson Partners.

Technology

The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) advanced 1.6%, the iShares US Technology ETF ( IYW ) was 1.6% higher, and the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF ( IGM ) was up 0.2%. Among semiconductor ETFs, the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD ) gained 2.6%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) rose by 2.2%.

Broadcom ( AVGO ) shares were up more than 2% in premarket activity after the company and Samsung Electronics said they signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their strategic collaboration across memory and foundry technologies to support next-generation artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Health Care

The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLV ) advanced 0.6%, the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ( VHT ) was up 1.6%, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF ( IYH ) slipped 0.01%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was 0.5% higher.

AstraZeneca ( AZN ) stock was up 1% premarket after the company reported higher Q2 core earnings and revenue.

Consumer

The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) was up 0.1%, the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) advanced 0.1%, and the iShares US Consumer Staples ETF ( IYK ) was inactive. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) rose 1.1%. The VanEck Retail ETF ( RTH ) was inactive, while the State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) was 1.2% higher.

Toyota Motor ( TM ) shares were up more than 1% pre-bell after the company said it signed a binding agreement with Volvo Group and Daimler Truck to acquire a one-third stake in fuel-cell joint venture cellcentric.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil declined by 5.7% to $84.24 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was down by 3.1% to $2.80 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was down 6.2%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was 3.7% lower.

Gold futures for November gained 0.7% to $4,156.50 an ounce on the Comex. Silver futures were up 0.8% to $59.35 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares ( GLD ) increased 0.7%, and the iShares Silver Trust ( SLV ) was 1.3% higher.