08:53 AM EDT, 09/16/2025 (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) advanced 0.2% in Tuesday's premarket activity, ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee's two-day policy meeting.

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

US import prices rose 0.3% in August, defying expectations for a decline, while export prices also advanced 0.3%, topping forecasts, Labor Department data showed Tuesday. Excluding fuels, import prices climbed 0.4%, and export prices matched the overall gain despite flat agricultural prices.

US retail sales climbed 0.6% in August, topping forecasts and matching July's gain, while sales excluding autos rose 0.7%, also above expectations. Core sales, which exclude both autos and gasoline, advanced 0.7% after a 0.3% increase in July.

The industrial production bulletin for August will be released at 9:15 am ET, followed by the business inventories report for July and the housing market index for September at 10 am ET.

In premarket action, bitcoin was up by 0.04%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 0.05% higher, Ether ETF (EETH) was down 0.03%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) rose 2%.

Power Play:

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) was flat, and the iShares US Technology ETF ( IYW ) was 0.03% higher, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF ( IGM ) was up 0.6%. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD ) rose 1.3%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) gained 0.6%.

Oracle (ORCL) shares were up more than 5% in recent premarket activity after CBS News reported that the company is among a consortium of firms that would help TikTok continue operations in the US if the US and China finalize a framework deal.

Winners and Losers:

Financial

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advanced 0.01%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was flat, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 0.1% lower.

Beneficient (BENF) shares were down more than 6% pre-bell Tuesday after falling 10.7% at the prior close. The company said the Nasdaq Hearings Panel had granted its request for continued listing on Nasdaq.

Health Care

The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLV ) advanced 0.01%. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ( VHT ) rose 0.9% while the iShares US Healthcare ETF ( IYH ) and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) were inactive.

Harvard Bioscience (HBIO) stock was up more than 5% premarket after the company said that it expanded its distribution agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific's ( TMO ) Fisher Scientific unit to add the US market. Thermo Fisher's shares were 1.9% lower premarket.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLI ) advanced 0.2% while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund ( VIS ) gained 0.6% and the iShares US Industrials ETF ( IYJ ) was inactive.

Rocket Lab ( RKLB ) stock was down more than 3% before the opening bell after the company said Monday it plans to sell $750 million in shares in an at-the-market offering through sales agents.

Consumer

The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLP ) was up 0.03%, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC) gained 0.2%. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF ( IYK ) advanced 0.4%, and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLY ) increased 0.3%. The VanEck Retail ETF ( RTH ) was inactive, while the SPDR S&P Retail ETF ( XRT ) was 0.1% higher.

Performance Food Group ( PFGC ) shares were up more than 2% pre-bell after the company said it has agreed with US Foods ( USFD ) to share information and evaluate regulatory considerations and synergies related to a potential business combination. US Foods ( USFD ) stock was gaining by 0.7%.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF ( IYE ) rose 1.2%, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLE ) was up by 0.2%.

Chord Energy ( CHRD ) stock was down more than 1% before Tuesday's opening bell after the company said it will offer $500 million in senior unsecured notes due 2030 through a private placement to eligible purchasers.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up 0.5% to $63.63 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas rose 1.6% to $3.09 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was 0.8% higher, while the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) advanced by 1.5%.

Gold futures for December advanced by 0.4% to $3,733.50 an ounce on the Comex, while silver futures gained 0.7% to $43.28 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares ( GLD ) declined 0.4%, and the iShares Silver Trust ( SLV ) was 0.3% higher.