08:22 AM EDT, 09/11/2025 (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 Thursday's premarket activity, ahead of the highly anticipated consumer inflation report.

US stock futures were also higher, with S&P 500 Index futures up 0.2%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advancing 0.2%, and Nasdaq futures gaining 0.3% before the start of regular trading.

The August Consumer Price Index report and the weekly jobless claims bulletin will be released at 8:30 am ET.

The weekly EIA natural gas report will be posted at 10:30 am ET.

In premarket activity, bitcoin was up by 0.3%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 0.4% higher, Ether ETF (EETH) rose 2.7%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was 2% higher.

Power Play:

Health Care

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

Avidity Biosciences ( RNA ) stock was down nearly 20% premarket after the company said late Wednesday it plans a $500 million public offering of common shares.

Winners and Losers:

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLI ) retreated 0.2% while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund ( VIS ) and the iShares US Industrials ETF ( IYJ ) were inactive.

Enovix ( ENVX ) stock was down more than 14% before the opening bell after the company said it priced a $300 million offering of 4.75% convertible senior notes due 2030 in a private placement.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) gained 0.4%, and the iShares US Technology ETF ( IYW ) was inactive, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF ( IGM ) was flat. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD ) was up 0.4%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) advanced 0.1%.

VNET Group ( VNET ) shares were up more than 3% in recent premarket activity after the company said it has secured a 40MW wholesale order from an unidentified internet company for its new Gu'an IDC Campus in the Greater Beijing Area.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF ( IYE ) was inactive, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLE ) was down by 0.2%.

Solaris Energy Infrastructure ( SEI ) stock was up more than 1% before Thursday's opening bell after rising 17.9% at the previous day's close. Regulatory filings on Wednesday showed that two company executives purchased a combined 12,000 shares.

Consumer

The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLP ) was marginally up by 0.01%, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC) was flat. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF ( IYK ) was inactive, and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLY ) gained 0.4%. The VanEck Retail ETF ( RTH ) and the SPDR S&P Retail ETF ( XRT ) were inactive.

Honda Motor ( HMC ) shares were down nearly 1% pre-bell after falling 1.9% in the prior close. The company said Thursday that it will launch the N-ONE e passenger car on Friday as its second mini-electric vehicle model.

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advanced 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was up 0.5%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 0.2% lower.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was down 1.1% at $62.96 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas advanced nearly 1% to $3.06 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was 1.2% lower, while the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) gained 0.7%.

Gold futures for December retreated by 0.8% to $3,654.00 an ounce on the Comex, while silver futures were down 0.2% at $41.51 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares ( GLD ) declined 0.7%, and the iShares Silver Trust ( SLV ) was 0.5% lower.