The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was marginally lower and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was down 0.2% in Friday's premarket activity as traders look ahead to the latest economic reports amid continued corporate earnings.

US stock futures were also lower, with S&P 500 Index futures down 0.1%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping 0.2%, and Nasdaq futures declining 0.3% before the start of regular trading.

S&P Global's (SPGI) flash purchasing managers' index for January will be released at 9:45 am ET, followed by the final University of Michigan consumer sentiment report for the current month at 10 am.

In premarket activity, bitcoin was down by 0.3%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was 0.3% lower, Ether ETF (EETH) retreated 0.4%, and Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) retreated 0.02%.

Power Play:

Technology

The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) retreated 0.1%, while the iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) were flat. Among semiconductor ETFs, the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) was down 0.4%, and the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) retreated by 0.6%.

Ericsson (ERIC) shares were up more than 7% in recent premarket activity after the company reported higher-than-expected Q4 earnings and revenue. Chief Executive Erik Ekholm said the company expects to continue reducing its workforce.

Winners and Losers:

Industrial

The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) advanced 0.2%, the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) rose 2.2%, and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) was inactive.

Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) stock was up more than 6% before the opening bell after the company reported higher fiscal Q3 adjusted earnings.

Health Care

The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) retreated by 0.1%. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) was up 0.1%, while the iShares US Healthcare ETF (IYH) and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) were inactive.

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) stock was up more than 1% premarket after the company reported higher Q4 results.

Consumer

The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) was down 0.1%, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) was inactive. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) was flat. The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) lost 0.2%. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was inactive, while the State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) retreated 0.4%.

Alibaba Group (BABA) shares were down more than 1% pre-bell after gaining 5.1% at the previous close. Bloomberg News reported Friday that Alibaba, Tencent Holdings, and ByteDance recently received in-principle approval from China's regulators to proceed to the next stage of preparations for the purchase of Nvidia's (NVDA) H200 artificial intelligence chips.

Financial

The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) retreated 0.2%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was down 0.6%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.5% higher.

Prosperity Bancshares (PB) shares were down more than 1% pre-bell after the company and Southwest Bancshares said late Thursday that Southwest shareholders have approved the companies' proposed merger.

Energy

The iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) was inactive, while the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) was up by 0.6%.

Shell (SHEL) stock was up more than 1% before Friday's opening bell after Group Chief Executive Wael Sawan said in a video briefing shared by Nigeria's presidency Thursday that the company and its partners are exploring investing $20 billion as foreign direct investment in Nigeria's Bonga South West oil project.

Commodities

Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil advanced by 1.9% to $60.47 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas gained 0.4% to reach $5.07 per 1 million British Thermal Units. The United States Oil Fund (USO) rose by 1.7%, while the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was 2.2% higher.

Gold futures for February advanced by 0.5% to $4,936.70 an ounce on the Comex, and silver futures rose by 2.6% to $98.86 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) gained by 0.5%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was 3.2% higher.