The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY was down 0.1% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust 
QQQ advanced 0.04% in Wednesday’s premarket activity as markets traded mixed ahead of the posting of the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes.
US stock futures were also mixed, with S&P 500 Index futures down 0.1%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipping 0.2%, and Nasdaq futures gaining 0.02% before the start of regular trading.
US mortgage applications fell 6.6% in the week ended Feb. 14 as both refinancing and purchase applications declined amid lower rates, Mortgage Bankers Association data showed Wednesday.
The housing starts and permits report for January will be released at 8:30 am ET, followed by the Atlanta Fed Business Inflation Expectations report for February at 10 am ET, along with the Q4 e-commerce retail sales report.
The Fed is scheduled to post the minutes of its January policy session at 2 pm ET.
Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson is slated to speak at 5 pm ET.
In premarket activity, bitcoin was up by 2.4% and the cryptocurrency fund ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF 
BITO was 2.5% higher.
Power Play:
Health Care
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund 
XLV retreated 0.1%. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund 
VHT was up 0.7% while the iShares US Healthcare ETF 
IYH slipped 0.8%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF IBB was inactive.
Royal Philips 
PHIA stock was down more than 11% premarket after the company reported weaker-than-expected Q4 adjusted income and lower sales from a year earlier.
Winners and Losers:
Consumer
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund 
XLP was down 0.1%, while the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund VDC was inactive. The iShares US Consumer Staples ETF IYK was inactive, and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund 
XLY lost 0.1%. The VanEck Retail ETF 
RTH and the SPDR S&P Retail ETF 
XRT were inactive.
OneSpaWorld 
OSW shares were down 5% pre-bell after the company posted lower-than-expected Q4 adjusted net income.
Industrial
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund 
XLI was down 0.1% while the Vanguard Industrials Index Fund VIS and the iShares US Industrials ETF (IYJ) were inactive.
Enpro 
NPO stock was up 2.5% before the opening bell after the company reported higher Q4 adjusted earnings and sales that also beat FactSet analyst estimates.
Financial
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund 
XLF retreated 0.1%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares 
FAS was down 0.4%, while its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares FAZ was 0.4% higher.
Sixth Street Specialty Lending 
TSLX shares were up 1.7% pre-bell Wednesday after the company said late Tuesday it priced an underwritten public offering of $300 million in 5.625% notes due 2030.
Technology
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund 
XLK was flat, and the iShares US Technology ETF IYW declined 0.4%, while the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF IGM was flat. Among semiconductor ETFs, SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF XSD was down 0.5%, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF SOXX rose by 0.3%.
Wix.com 
WIX shares were up 1.7% in recent Wednesday premarket activity after the company posted higher Q4 non-GAAP net income and revenue.
Energy
The iShares US Energy ETF IYE was inactive, while the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund 
XLE was up by 0.1%.
BP 
BP. stock was down nearly 1% before Wednesday’s opening bell after Bloomberg News reported that the company is mulling a potential sale of its Castrol lubricants business.
Commodities
Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil advanced 0.9% to $72.47 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas gained 3.4% to reach $4.14 per 1 million British Thermal Units. United States Oil Fund 
USO was up 1% while the United States Natural Gas Fund UNG was 4.5% higher.
Gold futures for April gained 0.1% to reach $2,952.70 an ounce on the Comex, while silver futures advanced 0.3% to $33.46 an ounce. SPDR Gold Shares GLD were up 0.1%, and the iShares Silver Trust SLV was 0.1% higher.
