S&P futures are down 0.1% Wednesday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly higher Tuesday, with the S&P 500 up for a ninth straight session. Semis and select cyclicals, including machinery, industrial metals, and regional banks, were among the strongest groups, while software, hyperscalers, and exchanges lagged. Asian markets were mostly higher overnight, led by a […]
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S&P futures are up 0.2% Monday morning after the S&P 500 posted its ninth straight weekly gain and finished May up more than 5%. The index has now rallied roughly 16% over the past two months. Global tone is firmer, with South Korea’s Kospi up more than 3.5%, Japan nearly 1% higher, and Europe up
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March 25, 2026 S&P futures up 0.8% Wednesday morning following a mixed-to-weaker session Tuesday, where big tech and software lagged while small caps, semis, banks, industrial metals, and chemicals outperformed. Global markets are stronger with Asia broadly higher (Japan +~3%) and Europe up ~1.5%. Treasuries are rallying with front-end yields down 6–7 bp after Tuesday’s
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March 13, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.1% Friday morning, off earlier lows, following Thursday’s selloff that saw weakness in big tech, semis, and AI-linked names. Major indices remain on track for weekly declines. European markets are lower after a weaker Asian session. Treasuries are mixed with long-end yields up 1–2 bp, while the dollar
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March 11, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.2% Wednesday morning, near premarket lows, after U.S. equities finished mostly lower in a volatile Tuesday session. Strength in mega-cap tech and memory/semiconductors helped cushion the decline, while energy, software, and transports lagged. Global markets are mixed. Asian equities were mostly higher, while European markets are broadly lower.
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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 1, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.5% after U.S. equities extended their post-holiday rebound on Friday, marking a fifth straight gain and pushing the S&P 500 to a marginally positive finish for November despite a mid-month 4.5% drawdown. The index has now risen for seven consecutive months. Asian trading was mixed, with Japan, South
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August 29, 2025 S&P futures –0.3% Friday after U.S. equities rose Thursday, with the S&P closing above 6,500 for the first time. Strength came from semis, software, networking, banks, credit cards, brokers, travel & leisure, and energy. Asia traded mixed (Greater China higher, Japan weaker), while Europe is down ~0.7%. Treasuries weaker with curve steepening
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July 18, 2025 Futures are slightly higher, extending Thursday’s rally that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at record highs. Big tech led, along with strength in beverages, software, semis, and machinery. European and Asian markets are broadly higher. Treasuries are firmer with slight curve flattening. The dollar is down 0.4%, gold up 0.4%,
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March 14, 2025 S&P 500 futures up 0.8%, attempting a bounce after Thursday’s broad selloff pushed the S&P into correction territory. Stocks remain on track for a fourth straight week of losses. Asian and European markets higher, with China rallying on policy support headlines. Treasuries weaker, yields up 2-3 bp, while the dollar (+0.1%), gold
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