The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($SPY) was down 0.1%, while the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust ($QQQ) fell 0.2% in Thursday's premarket activity ahead of the release of September's Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. US stock futures were also down, with S&P 500 Index futures decreasing by 0.2%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping by 0.1%, and Nasdaq futures retreating by 0.3% before regular trading began. Market watchers are anticipating the release of the consumer price index for September at 8:30 am ET, along with the weekly jobless claims bulletin at the same time.
Additionally, the weekly EIA domestic natural gas report is set to be posted at 10:30 am ET. US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is scheduled to speak at 9:15 am ET, followed by Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin at 10:30 am ET, and New York Fed President John Williams at 11:00 am ET. In premarket activity, Bitcoin saw a slight increase of 0.1%, while the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF ($BITO) was up by 0.2%. **Sector Updates:** **Health Care:** The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ($XLV) advanced marginally by 0.04%.
In contrast, the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ($VHT) fell by 0.2%, and the iShares US Healthcare ETF ($IYH) dropped by 1.9%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF ($IBB) slipped by 0.01%. Meanwhile, 10x Genomics' ($TXG) shares plummeted by more than 27% in premarket trading after the company announced that preliminary results indicated a revenue decline of approximately 1% year over year, amounting to roughly $151.7 million for the third quarter ending September 30. **Winners and Losers:** **Industrial:** The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($XLI) decreased by 0.1%.
The Vanguard Industrials Index Fund ($VIS) and the iShares US Industrials ETF ($IYJ) remained inactive during this time. **Delta Air Lines ($DAL)** saw a significant decline of 6.3% pre-bell after reporting lower earnings for the third quarter. **Financial:** The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($XLF) retreated by 0.1%.
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ($FAS.US) experienced a decline of 0.03%, while its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ($FAZ), rose by 0.3%. **PayPal Holdings ($PYPL)** shares fell by 1.7% in pre-bell trading following Bernstein's downgrade of the company’s stock from outperform to market perform. **Technology:** The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($XLK) retreated by 0.4%.
The iShares US Technology ETF ($IYW) was inactive, whereas the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF ($IGM.US) rose by 0.2%. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ($XSD) remained inactive, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF ($SOXX) declined by 0.3%. Fortive ($FTV) stock rose by 1.6% in the recent Thursday premarket activity after JPMorgan upgraded the company from neutral to overweight and raised its price target to $92 from $90. **Consumer:** The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ($XLP) was down by 0.1%, with the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund ($VDC) remaining inactive.
Similarly, the iShares US Consumer Staples ETF ($IYK) was inactive, and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ($XLY) experienced a marginal decline of 0.03%. Both the VanEck Retail ETF ($RTH) and the SPDR S&P Retail ETF ($XRT) were also inactive. Notably, NIKE ($NKE) shares increased by 1.4% pre-bell after Truist upgraded the company's stock from hold to buy, raising its price target from $83 to $97. **Energy:** The iShares US Energy ETF ($IYE) remained inactive, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ($XLE) rose by 0.3%.
Centrus Energy ($LEU) was down by 1% ahead of Thursday's opening bell following a downgrade from Roth MKM from buy to neutral. **Commodities:** Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil increased by 1.1%, reaching $74.06 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas fell by 1.8%, trading at $2.61 per 1 million British Thermal Units.
The United States Oil Fund (USO) advanced by 0.9%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) retreated by 1.2%. Gold futures for December edged up by 0.1% to $2,628.40 an ounce on the Comex, whereas silver futures gained 0.2%, reaching $30.75 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares ($GLD) increased by 0.03%, and the iShares Silver Trust ($SLV) was 0.1% higher..