Active-volume exchange-traded funds in Tuesday's regular session:
SPDR S&P 500 (SPY): -0.5%
iShares S&P 500 (IVV): -0.5%
PowerShares QQQ (QQQQ): -1.5%
Select Financial Sector SPDRS (XLF): -0.7%
iShares Russell 2000 (IWM): -1.2%
iShares Russell 1000 Growth (IWF): -0.8%
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM): -1.7%
United States Oil Fund (USO): +1.1%
The top ETF volume movers in pre-market action this morning:
SPY, -0.3%
FAZ, +1.1%
GLD, -0.7%
SDS, +0.7%
SRS, +1.1%
Winners and Losers
Major market ETFs, including the SPY, DIA, UYG and others, are flat
to lower in step with the broader market. The PowerShares QQQ (QQQQ),
which tracks the technology-studded Nasdaq Composite, is down 0.1%.
Major banking and brokerage shares are mostly lower, with C down
0.9% and BAC down 0.6%, to lead the volume ranks. Select Financial
Sector SPDRS (
XLF) is down 0.4%. The Direxion Financial Bull 3X fund
(
FAS) is down 0.7%; its bearish counterpart, FAZ, is up 0.2%.
Technology Select Sector SPDR (
XLK) is down 0.9% amid mixed sector
news. iShares U.S. Technology (
IYW) should see increased interest
closer to the opening bell. iShares S&P North American Technology
Semiconductor (IGW) and Semiconductor HOLDRs (
SMH) could see increased
interest closer to the bell. Internet HOLDRs (HHH) is seeing limited
early action. SAP (
SAP) is lower in active volume after it reports Q3
revs of EUR 2.5 bln, down from EUR 2.7 bln a year ago. Non-GAAP
earnings were EUR 0.41, flat with year ago levels.
RF Micro Devices (
RFMD) remains an active extended-hours gainer.
The company late Tuesday reported Q2 revs of $254.8 mln, better than
the analyst mean of $234 mln on Thomson Reuters. Non-GAAP EPS was $0.13
per share, a nickel better than the Street view. For Q3, the company
expects revenue and EPS will increase sequentially.
