09:20 AM EST, 01/09/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were edging higher premarket Friday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLF ) advancing by 0.3%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was up 0.2% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 0.5% lower. Banco Santander...

09:26 AM EST, 01/09/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were advancing premarket Friday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLE ) up 0.4%. The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was 0.3% lower and The United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was down 2%. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up...

09:16 AM EST, 01/09/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Gold prices rose early on Friday as the dollar weakened after the United States reported employment rose less than expected in December. Gold for February delivery was last seen up US$34.80 to US$4.495.50 per ounce. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the country added 50,000 new jobs in December, down from 64.000...

09:13 AM EST, 01/09/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were rising pre-bell Friday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLV ) up 0.2% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) advancing by 1.3%. Insmed ( INSM ) shares were up more than 11% after the company reported preliminary 2025 revenue of $606.4 million, up 67%...