March 2, 2026 S&P futures are down 1% Monday morning following Friday’s tech-led pullback, where semis and software were the primary drags. However, the equal-weight S&P 500 managed a modest gain, supported by energy and defensive leadership — reinforcing that February’s dominant theme has been dispersion rather than broad-based de-risking. Overseas markets are weaker as […]
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February 27, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.4% Friday morning, near session lows, following Thursday’s mixed close. Tech remained under pressure on semi/memory weakness, though software rallied, while banks, transports, retail, and precious metals miners outperformed. Asian markets were mixed (Hong Kong strong, South Korea weak), Europe little changed. Treasuries are firmer with front-end yields
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November 13, 2025 S&P futures −0.1% in Thursday morning trading after U.S. equities ended mixed Wednesday, with equal-weight S&P (SPW) outperforming the cap-weighted index by over 50 bp. Healthcare, retail, big banks, and materials led gains, while large-cap tech lagged. Asia mostly higher overnight (Shanghai Composite strong), and Europe +0.2%. Treasuries slightly weaker (yields +1
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September 3, 2025 S&P 500 futures are up 0.4% after Tuesday’s pullback, with tech (especially semis), capital goods, financials, transports, and chemicals lagging yesterday while retail, biotech/pharma, managed care, and precious metals miners outperformed. Treasuries remain weaker, with yields up ~2 bp and the 30Y just under 5%. Dollar index -0.1%, gold +0.4%, Bitcoin -0.2%,
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August 21, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% Thursday after US equities extended losses Wednesday, with the S&P 500 falling for a fourth straight session. Mag 7 again led declines, down over 1% for a second day. Asia was mixed (Australia higher, Japan and Hong Kong lower), while Europe slipped ~0.3%. Treasuries weakened with yields up
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August 20, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% Wednesday after US equities extended losses Tuesday, with the S&P 500 logging its biggest drop since Aug 1 and falling for a third straight session. Big tech and AI names remained under pressure while cyclicals held up better. Asia was mixed (Japan -1.5%, China +1%), Europe little changed.
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June 3, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.5% Tuesday morning following Monday’s modest equity gains, led by energy (on oil strength), AI, Mag 7, and high short interest names. Rate-sensitive sectors lagged. Overnight, Asian markets were mixed with Hong Kong up ~1.5%, while Japan, India, and Singapore declined. Europe is trading ~0.3% lower. Treasuries are
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March 6, 2025 S&P 500 futures are down 1% in early trading, following Wednesday’s broad market rally where all major indexes gained over 1%. Autos, industrial metals, chemicals, machinery, airlines, and builders led the advance, while energy lagged, falling ~1.5%. Overnight, Asian markets were mostly higher, with Hong Kong up 3%, while European markets slipped
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March 5, 2025 S&P 500 futures are up 0.5% in early trading, attempting a rebound after Tuesday’s sharp selloff, which saw the S&P 500, Dow, and Russell 2000 all decline more than 1%. The market has now erased all gains since the election, losing nearly $3.5 trillion in market cap. Financials led the downturn as
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S&P futures are down 0.1% Wednesday morning, near session lows, following Tuesday’s decline where the S&P and Nasdaq both fell over 1% in their worst session since December 18. Asian markets were mostly weaker overnight, with Hong Kong lagging, while Australia and South Korea posted gains. European markets are up ~0.2%. Treasuries are weaker with
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