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08:23 AM EDT, 05/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were rising premarket Monday, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) recently gaining 0.7%. The United States Oil Fund (USO) was 0.7% higher, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) advanced 2%. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up 1% at $78.85 per barrel at the New...

08:15 AM EDT, 05/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were gaining pre-bell Monday, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.5% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) adding 0.5%. BioNTech (BNTX) shares were down 4.8% after the company reported a Q1 loss of 1.31 euros ($1.41) per diluted share, swinging from earnings of 2.05 euros per...

08:43 AM EDT, 05/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing premarket Monday, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) gaining 0.7%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 1.5% higher, while bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) retreated 1.8% recently. Loews ( L ) shares fell 1% after the company reported Q1 earnings...