08:54 AM EDT, 06/24/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were edging higher premarket Wednesday, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 0.6% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) advancing by 1.4%. ASE Technology ( ASX ) is aggressively expanding global capacity to support surging artificial intelligence demand, including new facilities in Asia and...

09:02 AM EDT, 06/24/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks were advancing premarket Wednesday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) 0.2% higher and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) up 0.4%. Absci ( ABSI ) stock was up 20% after the company priced its underwritten offering of 13.5 million shares at $7.41 apiece, expecting to raise $100...

09:00 AM EDT, 06/24/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with economic data, recent oil price movement, world markets' overview and corporate stock movements.) US equity futures edged higher pre-bell Wednesday as technology stocks rebounded after a broad sell-off in the sector, and oil prices continued to decline. S&P 500 futures were up 0.2%, Nasdaq futures were 0.4% higher, and Dow Jones...

09:04 AM EDT, 06/24/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were edging higher pre-bell Wednesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advancing by 0.2%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.5% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.3% lower. ProAssurance ( PRA ) shares were up more...