S&P futures are down 0.4% Tuesday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly higher Monday, though leadership remained narrow and AI-driven while the equal-weight S&P 500 declined. Retail was a notable laggard, posting its biggest one-day drop since 2022, as investors focused on the consumer impact from higher gasoline prices. Global risk tone is weaker, with […]
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S&P futures are little changed Monday morning after another strong week for U.S. equities, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both rising for a sixth straight week and closing at fresh all-time highs. Semis, memory, big tech, and software led last week, while Energy and parcel/logistics lagged. Global markets are mixed, with Asia mostly higher,
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S&P futures are up 0.5% Friday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly lower Thursday, with semis pulling back after a big run while software outperformed. Global markets are softer, with Asia mostly lower but still up sharply for the week, and Europe down 0.9%. Treasuries are firmer, with yields down 2–3 bp after Thursday’s backup,
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S&P futures are up 0.1% Thursday morning after Wednesday’s broad rally, when all major U.S. indexes gained more than 1% and semis again led the tape. Big tech also finished higher, while internets, tech components, banks, machinery, electricals/multis, homebuilders, rails, cruise lines, airlines, apparel, and drug stores also outperformed. Global risk tone remains constructive, with
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S&P futures are up 0.6% Wednesday morning after Tuesday’s risk-on session, when the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 both gained more than 1%. Momentum leadership was the key story, with semis and memory outperforming alongside high-beta, retail-favorite, and most-shorted names. Global equities are stronger, with Hong Kong and China both up more than 1% and Europe
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S&P futures are up 0.35% Tuesday morning after U.S. equities finished lower Monday, with parcel/logistics, transports, travel/leisure, homebuilders, retailers, industrial conglomerates, precious metals, chemicals, and banks among the laggards. Energy, memory, software, biotech, and exchanges outperformed. Global risk tone is mixed, with Asia mostly lower overnight, Hong Kong lagging, and Europe up more than 1%.
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S&P futures are down 0.5% Monday morning after U.S. equities finished higher last week, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq up for a fifth straight week and both closing at new all-time highs. The Russell 2000 rose for a sixth straight week. Global markets are mixed, with Asia mostly higher overnight, led by South Korea
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S&P futures are up 0.1% Friday morning after Thursday’s strong cash session, when the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 all set record highs and the S&P posted its best month since November 2020. The tone is quieter into month-end and a holiday-thinned global session, with most Asian markets closed or lightly traded and Europe
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S&P futures are up 0.1% Thursday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly lower Wednesday. The broader setup remains cautious, with Asian markets weaker overnight, Europe down roughly 0.3%, Treasuries slightly firmer after Wednesday’s selloff, the dollar off 0.1%, gold and silver rebounding, Bitcoin futures modestly higher, and WTI crude up another 1.4% after Wednesday’s 7%
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April 29, 2026 S&P futures are up modestly Wednesday morning after a mostly lower Tuesday session. The market remains in a holding pattern ahead of the first major wave of Mag 7 earnings tonight from AMZN, GOOGL, META, and MSFT. Recent weakness has been concentrated in AI-linked semis and infrastructure names after reports that OpenAI
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