09:12 AM EDT, 09/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ) was up 0.1% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.2% higher in Friday's premarket activity, ahead of the University of Michigan's September consumer sentiment report due later in the day.

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

The University of Michigan's September consumer sentiment report is due at 10 am ET, while the weekly Baker Hughes ( BKR ) domestic oil and gas rig count is slated to be released at 1 pm ET.

In premarket activity, bitcoin was up by 0.4%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 0.7% higher, Ether ETF (EETH) rose 2.2%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was 8% higher.

Power Play:

Health Care

The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLV ) slipped 0.1%. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ( VHT ) was 0.8% lower, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF ( IYH ) was flat. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) retreated 0.3%.

GlucoTrack ( GCTK ) shares were up 131% in recent premarket activity on Friday, a day after the company said that Sixth Borough Capital Fund committed to acquire up to $20 million of the company's common shares.

Winners and Losers:

Consumer

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

Rent the Runway ( RENT ) shares were down 20% pre-bell Friday, a day after the company posted a wider fiscal Q2 net loss.

Technology

The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) was up 0.2% and the iShares US Technology ETF ( IYW ) was marginally higher by 0.03%, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF ( IGM ) was flat. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD ) was flat, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) advanced 0.3%.

Super Micro Computer ( SMCI ) stock was over 6% higher before Friday's opening bell, after the company said overnight it started volume deliveries of its Nvidia ( NVDA ) Blackwell Ultra solutions, such as HGX B300 systems and GB300 NVL72 racks, to clients worldwide.

Industrial

The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLI ) was down 0.2% and the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund ( VIS ) was flat. The iShares US Industrials ETF ( IYJ ) was inactive.

Tronox ( TROX ) shares were 6.5% lower before the Friday opening bell, after Mizuho Securities downgraded the miner to underperform from neutral with a $4 price target.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF ( IYE ) was down by 0.9%, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLE ) was up by 0.3%.

Baker Hughes ( BKR ) shares were down by 0.3% before the opening bell on Friday, a day after the energy giant said it secured an order from Bechtel Energy to supply liquefaction equipment for Train 4 of NextDecade's ( NEXT ) Rio Grande LNG facility in Texas.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) slipped 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was 0.7% lower, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 0.7% higher.

Bank of America ( BAC ) stock was slightly down by 0.1% before Friday's opening bell, after the company said it will redeem all 2 billion euros ($2.34 billion) principal amount outstanding of its floating rate senior notes due Sept. 22, 2026.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up 1.8% at $63.46 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas advanced by 0.8% to $2.95 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was 1.9% higher, while the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) gained 1.4%.

Gold futures for December advanced by 0.3% to $3,682.70 an ounce on the Comex, while silver futures were up 1.4% at $42.73 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares ( GLD ) gained 0.3%, and the iShares Silver Trust ( SLV ) was 1.3% higher.