Exchange-Traded Funds, Equity Futures Higher Pre-Bell Tuesday Amid Lower Oil Prices

09:12 AM EDT, 10/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.5% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.6% higher in Tuesday's premarket activity amid lower oil prices and optimism around tech stocks. US stock futures were also higher, with S&P 500 Index futures up 0.5%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advancing 0.7%, and Nasdaq futures gaining 0.7% before the start of regular trading. The US international trade deficit widened to $105.57 billion in August from a $92.83 billion gap in July, compared with a $102.1 billion gap expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg as of 7:35 am ET. In premarket activity, bitcoin was up by 0.7%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 1% higher, Ether ETF (EETH) advanced 1.6%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was flat. Power Play: Health Care The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) advanced 0.3%, while the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) and the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) were inactive. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was 0.7% higher. Option Care Health (OPCH) shares were up 21% pre-bell Tuesday after McKesson (MCK) and CD&R agreed to buy the company for roughly $5.80 billion. Winners and Losers: Technology The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) gained 0.7%, the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) was 0.5% higher, and the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) was inactive. Among semiconductor ETFs, the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) was inactive, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) rose by 0.5%. Xanadu Quantum Technologies (XNDU) shares were up 7% in premarket activity after the company entered a multiyear deal with GlobalFoundries (GFS). GlobalFoundries was 1.4% higher. Financial The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advanced 0.3%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.9%, while its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), was 0.9% lower. Tradeweb Markets (TW) shares were down 4% in early hours activity after a 4.8% rise in the prior session. The company said Tuesday that its average daily volume for September was $3.7 trillion, up 29% from a year earlier. Energy The iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was inactive, while the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) was down by 0.9%. Vistra (VST) stock was up more than 4% before market open after the company secured a conditional loan commitment of up to $4.2 billion from the US Department of Energy to fund nuclear plant upgrades and modernization in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Consumer The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) was up 0.2%, and the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) advanced 0.2%. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK), the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY), the VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) and the State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) were inactive. Nomad Foods (NOMD) shares were up more than 2% pre-bell after the company said it now expects fiscal 2026 organic revenue to decline 2% to 3%, compared with previous guidance for a decline of 2% to 5%. Industrial The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) advanced 0.6%, while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) was inactive and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) was 0.1% lower. Aecom (ACM) stock was up more than 1% before the opening bell after the company said that its joint venture, 413 Continuity Partners, was appointed as a program management consultant for Highway 413 by Ontario's Ministry of Transportation. Commodities Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil retreated 2.8% to $86.92 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas was up 0.1% at $3.07 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) decreased by 2%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 0.8% higher. Gold futures for November advanced by 1.2% to $4,206.80 an ounce on the Comex. Silver futures gained 0.8% to reach $61.80 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) was up 0.8%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) advanced 0.5%.