iShares S&P 500 ( IVV ): +0.78% PowerShares QQQ ( QQQ ): +0.78% iShares Russell 2000 ( IWM ): +0.81% iShares Russell 1000 Growth ( IWF ): +0.78% iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM): -0.22% United States Oil Fund (USO): +0.54% SPDR Gold Shares (GLD): +0.72% Select Financial Sector SPDRS (XLF): +0.80% Pre-Market Movers Actively traded PowerShares QQQ ( QQQ ) was up 0.44%. Inflation data for March showed a 0.2% rise in consumer prices over the prior month, topping forecasts, and core CPI, which excludes food and energy costs, also rose 0.2%.