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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April 15, 2026 S&P futures are little changed Wednesday morning following another strong session Tuesday, with major indices up more than 1%. The S&P has now advanced in nine of the last ten sessions and sits just below its late-January record high, while the Nasdaq extended its winning streak to ten days—its longest since 2021.
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April 8, 2026 S&P Futures +2.7% Futures are surging after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that includes some form of Strait of Hormuz reopening. The market is focused squarely on near-term de-escalation rather than the lack of deal details or the complexity of restoring energy shipping and reaching a permanent resolution.
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April 7, 2026 S&P Futures -0.2% Futures are drifting lower after yesterday’s light session — the slowest volume day of the year — that nonetheless ended in the green. Asian markets are mostly higher overnight, with Australia and South Korea among the outperformers and Japan eking out a gain. European markets are up ~0.7%. Treasuries
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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 15, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.5% after Friday’s broad selloff that pushed the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 down more than 1%. Last week was mixed, with tech and momentum pressured amid renewed AI scrutiny, while cyclicals benefited from rotation. Asian markets were weaker overnight (South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong all down
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December 12, 2025 S&P futures are off 0.2% in Friday morning trading after U.S. equities finished mostly higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 setting a new record despite continued tech weakness. Equal-weight S&P outperformed as financials, homebuilders, travel & leisure, and materials led gains, and the small-cap Russell 2000 remains the standout for the
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December 9, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.05% in Tuesday morning trading following Monday’s broad market decline, where six sectors fell more than 1% and tech was the only gainer on semiconductor strength. Treasuries are unchanged to slightly firmer on the long end after Monday’s rate backup pushed the 10-year yield to its highest level
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