MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The three most active funds and stocks in pre-market trading on the NYSE were SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), and SPDR Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:GLD) as of 8:55 a.m. EST.

Investors exchanged 3.74 million shares of SPDR S&P 500 ETF, which was up $0.20, or 0.13%.

Investors traded 1.81 million shares of Bank of America, which was down $0.01, or 0.08%. Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan stated that he wants his bankers to lend more aggressively to businesses.

Investors also traded 1.71 million shares of SPDR Gold Trust, which was down $2.50, or 1.55%. Gold has continued its drop in price after the Federal Reserve minutes stated yesterday that several concerned members wish to end bond-buying before the end of 2013.

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