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Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Higher Pre-Bell Thursday Amid US Attacks on Iran
Jun 11, 2026 6:01 AM

08:36 AM EDT, 06/11/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ) was up 0.3% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) advanced 0.6% in Thursday's premarket activity, amid US attacks on Iran and ahead of economic data.

US stock futures were also higher, with S&P 500 Index futures up 0.4%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advancing 0.5%, and Nasdaq futures gaining 0.8% before the start of regular trading.

May's producer price index, a measure of wholesale prices, and the weekly jobless claims bulletin are scheduled to be released at 8:30 am ET.

Weekly natural gas stocks post at 10:30 am ET.

In premarket action, bitcoin was up by 3%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 1.9% higher, Ether ETF (EETH) advanced 1.9%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) retreated by 0.1%.

Power Play:

Industrial

The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLI ) advanced 1.4% and the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund ( VIS ) added 0.3%, while the iShares US Industrials ETF ( IYJ ) was 0.6% lower.

PureCycle Technologies ( PCT ) stock was down more than 16% before the opening bell after the company priced simultaneous public offerings of debt and equity to generate $395 million in total gross proceeds.

Winners and Losers:

Technology

The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) and the iShares US Technology ETF ( IYW ) advanced 1.4% each, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF ( IGM ) was up 1.5%. Among semiconductor ETFs, the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD ) increased by 3.2%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) rose by 3%.

Oracle (ORCL) shares were down more than 10% in premarket activity as the cloud computing company announced plans to raise about $40 billion via debt and equity issuances in fiscal 2027, including its previously announced $20 billion stock sale.

Financial

The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advanced 0.4%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 1.8%, while its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), was 1.7% lower.

WisdomTree ( WT ) shares were down more than 5% pre-bell, continuing from a 1.9% fall in the previous session. The company reported higher assets under management and net inflows for May.

Healthcare

The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLV ) advanced 0.1%, the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ( VHT ) was down 0.5%, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF ( IYH ) was inactive. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was 0.9% higher.

Novartis ( NVS ) stock was up more than 2% premarket after the company said a phase 1/2 study of its experimental therapy, del-brax, met both primary and key secondary endpoints in patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF ( IYE ) advanced 0.02%, while the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLE ) was up by 1%.

BP (BP) stock was up more than 2% before market open a day after the company said its Whiting refinery team held a 63rd formal bargaining meeting with the United Steelworkers Local 7-1 committee to discuss a new labor contract.

Consumer

The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) was down 0.2%, and the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) retreated by 0.01%. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF ( IYK ) fell by 0.7%. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) gained 0.3%. The VanEck Retail ETF ( RTH ) was inactive, while the State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) rose by 0.8%.

Tesla (TSLA) shares were up nearly 1% pre-bell after Annick De Ridder, Flemish Minister of Mobility, Public Works, Ports, and Sport, said in an X post that the EV maker's full self-driving technology has been approved in Belgium.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 0.9% to $90.83 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was down 1.5% at $3.14 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) rose 0.4%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was 1.2% lower.

Gold futures for July retreated by 0.7% to $4,105.70 an ounce on the Comex. Silver futures declined by 1.3% to $63.87 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares ( GLD ) was up by 0.04%, and the iShares Silver Trust ( SLV ) decreased by 0.2%.

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