Ahead of the U.S. market opening, technology stocks were broadly lower. Micron Technology fell approximately 1%, while Google's Class A shares and Intel each declined around 1%. Gold mining equities also saw widespread losses, with Kinross Gold dropping about 3%, Harmony Gold down roughly 4%, and AngloGold Ashanti falling approximately 4%. Futures for the three major U.S. stock indices all trended downward, with the Nasdaq 100 index futures declining 0.55%.