S&P futures are up 0.1% Friday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly higher Thursday, with the S&P 500 rising for a sixth straight session to another record high. Semis, software, most-shorted names, retail favorites, drones/defense, healthcare, retail/apparel, dollar stores, and industrial metals led the tape. Global markets are firmer, with South Korea up more than […]
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March 6, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.3% Friday morning after another session in which U.S. equities traded lower for most of the day but recovered off intraday lows into the close. Weakness remained concentrated in crowded longs and momentum trades, with semiconductors, transports, machinery, multi-industrials, homebuilders, and healthcare among the laggards. Software again outperformed,
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March 5, 2026 S&P futures are little changed Thursday morning after U.S. equities rallied Wednesday, driven largely by a rebound in crowded momentum trades that had sold off sharply earlier in the week. Strength was concentrated in memory, semiconductors, software, private equity, managed care, and biotech, while energy, airlines, insurers, restaurants, staples retailers, and agricultural
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December 5, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.2% after U.S. equities finished mostly higher on Thursday but closed below their intraday highs. The S&P 500 rose for a third straight session and now sits less than 0.5% from its record peak, while small caps continued to squeeze higher, leaving the Russell 2000 up more than
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December 4, 2025 S&P futures are little changed after U.S. equities advanced on Wednesday, led by small caps with the Russell 2000 up nearly 2%. Retail favorites, high-beta names, most-shorted stocks, and value trades outperformed. Asian markets were mixed overnight—Japan rallied more than 2% while Mainland China slipped slightly. Europe opened higher by ~0.4%. Treasuries
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December 3, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.1% after U.S. equities finished mostly higher on Tuesday, led by select tech, AI-linked names, retail favorites, and 12-month winners. Breadth was mixed, with nearly 60% of the S&P 500 declining. Asian trading was split—Japan gained more than 1% while Hong Kong fell more than 1%. Europe opened
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September 8, 2025 S&P 500 futures are up 0.2% after Friday’s decline, which still left the S&P 500 up for the fourth time in five weeks and the Nasdaq with its first gain in three. Asia rallied overnight (Japan +1.5% on PM Ishiba’s resignation and GDP revision), while Europe is up ~0.4%. Treasuries are firmer
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September 5, 2025 S&P 500 Futures are ahead 0.2% Friday after Thursday’s broad gains, which pushed the S&P 500 to a new record high. Big tech led, joined by banks, asset managers, retail/apparel, builders, hotels, and cruise lines. Asia was higher overnight (Shenzhen +4%, Hong Kong +1.5%, Japan +1%), while Europe is little changed. Treasuries
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September 4, 2025 U.S. equities are edging higher (S&P futures +0.2) after Wednesday’s tech-led gains. Department stores, builders, REITs, airlines, GSEs, and exchanges outperformed yesterday, while energy lagged on crude weakness. Overnight, Asia was mixed (Japan +1.5%, Hong Kong/China down >1%), and Europe is little changed. Treasuries are firmer with yields down 2–3 bp. Dollar
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August 28, 2025 S&P futures little changed Thursday after U.S. equities closed higher Wednesday with the S&P 500 at a new ATH. Software, banks, energy, retail, and travel & leisure led gains, while most-shorted and tariff-exposed names also outperformed. Asia mixed overnight (Shanghai, Japan, Australia, South Korea higher; Hong Kong, Taiwan weaker). Europe +0.2%. Treasuries
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