08:51 AM EST, 11/06/2025 (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) was 0.2% higher in Thursday's premarket activity amid easing inflation concerns and continuing corporate financial results.

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

US companies announced plans to cut 153,074 jobs in October, nearly triple September's total and the highest for the month since 2003, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas Thursday. The largest reductions came from warehousing and technology, with cost-cutting and AI cited as leading reasons.

The weekly EIA natural gas bulletin will be released at 10:30 am ET.

Federal Reserve officials, Governor Michael Barr, New York President John Williams, Cleveland President Beth Hammack, Governor Christopher Waller, Philadelphia President Anna Paulson and St. Louis President Alberto Musalem are scheduled to speak Thursday.

In premarket activity, bitcoin was down by 1.4%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 1.4% lower, Ether ETF (EETH) fell by 2.6%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was flat.

Power Play:

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advanced 0.04%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was up 0.03%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 0.04% lower.

Forge Global ( FRGE ) shares were up more than 66% pre-bell after Charles Schwab ( SCHW ) said it has agreed to acquire the financial services platform operator in a deal valued at $660 million. Charles Schwab ( SCHW ) stock was 0.2% lower.

Winners and Losers:

Consumer

The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLP ) was flat, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC) was down 0.3%. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF ( IYK ) was inactive, 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) was 0.3% lower.

Celsius (CELH) shares were down more than 14% pre-bell even after the company posted higher-than-expected Q3 adjusted earnings and revenue.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLI ) retreated by 0.03%, the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund ( VIS ) was down 0.6%, and the iShares US Industrials ETF ( IYJ ) was inactive.

Advanced Drainage Systems ( WMS ) stock was up more than 9% before the opening bell after the company reported higher fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings and revenue.

Health Care

The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLV ) advanced 0.1%. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ( VHT ) and the iShares US Healthcare ETF ( IYH ) were inactive. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 1%.

Moderna ( MRNA ) stock was up more than 6% premarket after the company posted a lower-than-expected Q3 net loss and better-than-expected revenue.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gained 0.3%, and the iShares US Technology ETF ( IYW ) was 0.7% higher, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF ( IGM ) was up 0.7%. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) advanced by 0.5%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) rose by 0.5%.

United Microelectronics ( UMC ) shares were down more than 3% in recent premarket activity after the company said its net sales in October decreased 0.4% year over year to about 21.29 billion New Taiwan dollars ($688.2 million).

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF ( IYE ) was inactive, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLE ) was up by 0.5%.

TORM ( TRMD ) stock was up more than 1% before Thursday's opening bell after the company reported higher-than-expected Q3 time charter equivalent earnings.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil advanced 0.9% to $60.12 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was up 2.2% at $4.33 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) gained by 0.6%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) rose 2.4%.

Gold futures for December gained by 0.6% to reach $4,017.20 an ounce on the Comex, and silver futures were up 0.8% at $48.40 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares ( GLD ) advanced by 0.6%, and the iShares Silver Trust ( SLV ) was 1% higher.