08:59 AM EST, 12/19/2025 (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 0.3% higher in Friday's premarket activity amid a data-filled week that buoys hopes of more rate cuts.

US stock futures were mixed, with S&P 500 Index futures down 0.02%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping 0.1%, and Nasdaq futures gaining 0.1% before the start of regular trading.

The final University of Michigan consumer sentiment report for December and the existing home sales report for November will also be released at 10 am ET.

The weekly Baker Hughes oil-and-gas rig count posts at 1 pm.

In premarket activity, bitcoin was up by 3.9%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 4% higher, Ether ETF (EETH) rose 6.5%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) gained 0.5%.

Power Play:

Consumer

The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) was down 0.03%, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) was inactive. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF ( IYK ) was inactive. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) gained 0.1%. The VanEck Retail ETF ( RTH ) was inactive, while the State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) was 0.3% higher.

Nike ( NKE ) shares were down more than 11% pre-bell after the company reported lower fiscal Q2 earnings.

Winners and Losers:

Technology

The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) advanced 0.4%, and the iShares US Technology ETF ( IYW ) was 0.5% higher, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF ( IGM ) was up 0.5%. Among semiconductor ETFs, the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD ) gained 0.7%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) rose by 0.6%.

Oracle (ORCL) shares were up more than 1% in recent premarket activity following news that the company, Silver Lake, and MGX have signed deals with ByteDance's TikTok to form a new US joint venture overseeing the American version of the social media platform.

Financial

The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLF ) advanced 0.1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was up 0.3%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 0.3% higher.

Coinbase Global (COIN) shares were up more than 2% pre-bell after the company's Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal said Coinbase has filed lawsuits against Connecticut, Michigan and Illinois, alleging that the states lack jurisdiction to regulate prediction markets.

Industrial

The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLI ) advanced 0.4% while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund ( VIS ) and the iShares US Industrials ETF ( IYJ ) were inactive.

Volaris (VLRS) stock was up more than 2% before the opening bell after the company and Grupo Viva Aerobus said late Thursday that they agreed to create a new Mexican airline group under a holding company structure, which will focus on expanding low-fare travel and connectivity.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF ( IYE ) gained 0.04%, while the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLE ) was up by 0.2%.

Energy Fuels ( UUUU ) stock was up more than 2% before Friday's opening bell after the company said that its high-purity dysprosium oxide has passed all initial quality control benchmarks set by a major South Korean automotive manufacturer for downstream rare earth permanent magnet production.

Health Care

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

HCA Healthcare ( HCA ) stock was up more than 1% premarket after RBC raised the company's price target to $525 from $482.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up 0.6% at $56.49 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas gained 0.1% to reach $3.91 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was up by 1%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) declined by 0.03%.

Gold futures for February retreated by 0.1% to $4,361.30 an ounce on the Comex, and silver futures advanced by 0.9% to $65.84 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares ( GLD ) was flat, and the iShares Silver Trust ( SLV ) was 0.8% higher.