08:56 AM EDT, 07/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were flat before Wednesday's opening bell as traders refrained from making big bets ahead of the Independence Day holiday. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures, the S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures all slipped around 0.1%. US equity markets will close early at 1 pm ET Wednesday and will remain closed...

08:41 AM EDT, 07/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were mixed premarket Wednesday as the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) was inactive and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) was 0.3% lower recently. DouYu International Holdings ( DOYU ) rose past 28% after it declared a special dividend of $9.76 per American depositary share, payable on Aug. 30 to...

08:48 AM EDT, 07/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were advancing pre-bell Wednesday, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.1% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was nearly 18% higher recently. CureVac ( CVAC ) and GSK (GSK) said they restructured their partnership into a new licensing agreement that will allow each company to prioritize...

08:57 AM EDT, 07/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were steady premarket Wednesday with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) was up 0.07%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.3% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.4% lower. First Foundation ( FFWM ) fell by nearly 27% after saying...