08:25 AM EDT, 08/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ) was down 0.2% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.1% lower in Thursday's premarket activity, ahead of the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium.

US stock futures were also lower, with S&P 500 Index futures down 0.1%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping 0.3%, and Nasdaq futures retreating 0.1% before the start of regular trading.

The weekly jobless claims report and the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index for August will be released at 8:30 am ET.

The S&P Global PMI composite flash for August posts at 9:45 am ET.

Reports releasing at 10 am ET include the existing home sales for July bulletin and the Q2 services survey.

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic speaks on Thursday.

In premarket activity, bitcoin declined by 0.7%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 0.8% lower, Ether ETF (EETH) was down 0.9%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was flat.

Power Play:

Health Care

The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLV ) advanced 0.04%. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ( VHT ) was flat while the iShares US Healthcare ETF ( IYH ) was inactive. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was 0.3% lower.

Invivyd ( IVVD ) stock was down more than 16% premarket after the company said late Wednesday it priced an underwritten public offering of 74.8 million common shares at $0.52 apiece.

Winners and Losers:

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) was flat, and the iShares US Technology ETF ( IYW ) was 0.02% higher, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF ( IGM ) was down 0.1%. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD ) was inactive, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) declined by 0.1%.

Full Truck Alliance ( YMM ) shares were up more than 4% in recent premarket activity after the company reported higher Q2 adjusted earnings and revenue.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) retreated 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was down 0.9%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 0.9% higher.

Banco BBVA Argentina's ( BBAR ) shares were down more than 6% pre-bell Thursday after the company overnight reported a year-over-year drop in Q2 earnings and net interest income.

Energy

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

Energy Fuels ( UUUU ) stock was up more than 2% before Thursday's opening bell after the company said it has produced its first kilogram of dysprosium oxide at pilot scale at its White Mesa Mill in Utah.

Consumer

The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLP ) was down 0.7%, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC) fell 1.3%. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF ( IYK ) was flat, and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLY ) lost 0.2%. The VanEck Retail ETF ( RTH ) was inactive, while the SPDR S&P Retail ETF ( XRT ) gained marginally by 0.01%.

Walmart ( WMT ) shares were down more than 3% pre-bell after the company reported lower-than-expected fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings.

Industrial

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

Boeing ( BA ) stock was up more than 1% before the opening bell after Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter, that the company is nearing a deal to sell as many as 500 airplanes to China.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up 0.6% at $63.09 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas gained 1.1% to reach $2.78 per 1 million British Thermal Units. United States Oil Fund ( USO ) advanced marginally by 0.2%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was 0.2% higher.

Gold futures for December lost 0.4% to reach $3,375.70 an ounce on the Comex, while silver futures were down 0.2% at $38.20 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares ( GLD ) retreated 0.5%, and the iShares Silver Trust ( SLV ) was 0.2% lower.