08:22 AM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ) was down 0.1% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.04% lower in Thursday's premarket activity as investors brace for incoming inflation indicators.

US stock futures were also lower, with S&P 500 Index futures down 0.1%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping 0.01%, and Nasdaq futures retreating 0.1% before the start of regular trading.

The July producer price index bulletin and the weekly jobless claims bulletin will be released at 8:30 am ET.

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

Federal Reserve Richmond President Thomas Barkin speaks on Thursday.

In premarket activity, bitcoin was down by 1.6%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 1.5% lower, Ether ETF (EETH) was down 0.8%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was flat.

Power Play:

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) retreated 0.02%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was down 0.1%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was flat.

TeraWulf ( WULF ) shares were up more than 25% pre-bell Thursday after gaining 4% at the previous close. The company said it signed two 10-year colocation deals with Fluidstack for more than 200 megawatts of critical IT load at its Lake Mariner data center in New York.

Winners and Losers:

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) advanced 0.03%, and the iShares US Technology ETF ( IYW ) was 0.1% lower, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF ( IGM ) was up 0.9%. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD ) was down 1.1%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) declined by 0.2%.

Coherent (COHR) shares were down more than 19% in recent premarket activity after the company reported quarterly earnings and issued fiscal Q1 guidance.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLI ) retreated 0.2% while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund ( VIS ) and the iShares US Industrials ETF ( IYJ ) were inactive.

Intuitive Machines ( LUNR ) stock was down more than 10% before the opening bell after the company said Wednesday it priced $300 million of 2.5% convertible senior notes due 2030 in a private sale to qualified institutional buyers.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF ( IYE ) was inactive, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLE ) was down by 0.1%.

TORM ( TRMD ) stock was up more than 4% before Thursday's opening bell after the company raised its guidance for 2025 time charter equivalent earnings.

Health Care

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

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals ( ARWR ) stock was down more than 5% premarket after Sarepta Therapeutics ( SRPT ) said late Wednesday it has sold about 9.3 million Arrowhead shares for at least $174 million in gross proceeds. Sarepta shares were up more than 2%.

Consumer

The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLP ) was flat, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC) was up 0.3%. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF ( IYK ) was inactive, and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLY ) lost 0.1%. The VanEck Retail ETF ( RTH ) was inactive, while the SPDR S&P Retail ETF ( XRT ) was down 0.1%.

Vipshop ( VIPS ) shares were up more than 3% pre-bell after the company reported higher-than-expected Q2 non-GAAP earnings and net revenue.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up 0.4% at $62.92 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas retreated 0.7% to $2.81 per 1 million British Thermal Units. United States Oil Fund ( USO ) gained 0.3%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) declined by 0.6%

Gold futures for December retreated 0.1% to $3,404.20 an ounce on the Comex, while silver futures were down 0.6% at $38.39 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares ( GLD ) slipped 0.1%, and the iShares Silver Trust ( SLV ) was 0.6% lower.