U.S. equity futures are little changed Thursday as investors balance a modest retreat in Treasury yields against oil prices above $90, continuing U.S.-Iran tensions and Friday’s employment report. At 5:42 a.m. ET, Dow futures were up 0.17%, S&P 500 futures were up 0.05% and Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.04%. Wednesday, the Dow gained 0.56%, […]
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S&P futures are up 0.2% Wednesday morning after Tuesday’s momentum unwind, led by sharp pressure in memory and semis. Alts and select cyclicals also lagged, while defensives such as Staples and Healthcare outperformed, and some software/AI losers held up better. Asian markets were mixed overnight, though South Korea bounced more than 3% after Tuesday’s 10%
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S&P futures are down 0.4% Friday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly higher Thursday, with the Dow closing at a fresh all-time high. Healthcare and Financials led, while semis lagged. Global tone is softer, with South Korea down roughly 5.5% and Japan and Hong Kong each off more than 1%. Europe is down 0.2%. Treasuries
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S&P futures are down 0.4% Thursday morning, with Nasdaq futures off roughly 1%, after U.S. equities finished lower Wednesday and the S&P 500 snapped a nine-day winning streak. Alts, software, tech hardware, outsourcing, big banks, GSEs, protein, precious metals, and airlines were among the notable laggards. Global tone is softer, with South Korea, Hong Kong,
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March 20, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.7% Friday morning after Thursday’s modest decline. Recent weakness has been led by big tech, A&D, homebuilders, chemicals, metals, and rails. Asia was mostly lower (Greater China lagging), while Europe is higher (~+0.7%). Treasuries are under pressure (front-end yields +~5 bp), the dollar is slightly firmer, while gold
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March 19, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.1% Thursday morning, following Wednesday’s broad selloff that pushed the S&P 500 to its lowest level since November with ~85% of constituents declining. Weakness was widespread across big tech, metals/miners, and defensives (staples, healthcare). Global markets are under pressure (Japan -3.5%, South Korea -3%, Europe ~-2%), while Treasuries
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January 13, 2026 S&P futures −0.2% after U.S. equities finished higher Monday, reversing an early dip. Small caps outperformed again, extending the early-2026 broadening / pro-cyclical rotation theme. Strength on Monday was seen in big tech, retail favorites, momentum leaders, metals, memory, semicaps, restaurants, staples, and industrial multis, while consumer finance lagged. Overnight, Asian markets
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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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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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