Energy stocks were trading in the red before the market open Monday.
BP was falling 1.5% to $40.31 after it announced plans to sell a stake in an Argentina asset in order to help pay for the costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Royal Dutch Shell was lower by 1.1% to $61.53. According to The Wall Street Journal, a U.S. subsidiary of the company is putting its South Texas gas fields up for sale.
Amarin was soaring by 11.8% to $3.97 as the drug company reported positive results from a phase III clinical trial of its drug AMR101 for patients with high fatty acid levels.
Shares of Amazon rose 0.6% to $178.23 in premarket trading as retailers kicked off "Cyber Monday," offering online shoppers free shipping and deep discounts.
The day occurs the Monday after Thanksgiving and "Black Friday," the traditional first day of the holiday shopping season.
According to Reuters, Web tracking firm comScore says shoppers could spend about $900 million on Monday.
With its Kindle reading device as one of the main attractions, Amazon is expected to benefit greatly from Cyber Monday.
Internet auctioneer eBay rose 0.5% to $31.01 in premarket trading.
Shares of retailer Target were flat at $56.90. Wal-Mart shares were rising by 0.4% to $53.94.
On Monday, Wal-Mart said it offered to buy South Africa's Massmart Holding for about $20.78, or $2 billion.
Royal Bank of Scotland was lower by 0.2% to $12.05 in premarket trading, while Barclays was down 0.5% to $16.23 as the market weighed how big a role the European Union's rescue plan would play in helping Ireland's ailing financial sector.
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