March 9, 2026 S&P futures are down 1.0% Monday morning, though off earlier premarket lows, after the S&P 500 last week recorded its worst weekly decline since October amid escalating tensions tied to the Iran conflict. Large-cap tech provided some relative support late last week, with the equal-weight S&P underperforming the cap-weighted index. Global markets […]
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February 24, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.2% after Monday’s broad selloff, with all major indexes down over 1%. Software, banks, and the Mag 7 led the decline, while defensives (staples, healthcare, utilities) and precious metals held up better. Overnight, Asia was mixed with gains in South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and China, while Hong Kong
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February 20, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.2% after Thursday’s pullback. Yesterday’s weakness was concentrated in private equity/private credit, big banks, life insurers, credit cards, airlines, and housing-related retail. Utilities and energy outperformed, along with machinery, E&Cs, A&D, and telecom. Overnight, Asia was mixed: South Korea rallied over 2% (+5.5% for the week), while Japan
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February 10, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.1% in Tuesday morning trading following a mostly higher start to the week for U.S. equities. Monday’s advance was led by Technology, with software and the broader OpenAI ecosystem standing out, alongside strength in precious metals and global miners. Insurance brokers were notable laggards as investors weighed the
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February 9, 2026 S&P 500 futures -0.2% early Monday after Friday’s sharp rally and a mixed week in which cyclicals and defensives outperformed while big tech and software lagged. The equal-weight S&P (RSP) hit a record high and outperformed SPX by ~220 bp, underscoring continued rotation beneath the surface. Global markets: Asia was higher, led
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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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November 3, 2025 S&P futures +0.3% following a strong October in which the S&P 500 rose for a sixth straight month and the Nasdaq for a seventh. Asian equities were higher overnight (South Korea +3% to a record), while Europe gained ~0.5%. Treasuries firmed slightly with front-end yields −2 bp. Dollar Index +0.1%, gold +0.3%,
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September 17, 2025 S&P futures flat Wednesday morning after a quiet Tuesday that saw the S&P and Nasdaq edge off record highs and the Nasdaq 100 snap a nine-day streak. Asian trading was mixed, with Hong Kong up nearly 2% on tech strength, while Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Australia fell. Europe opened modestly higher.
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September 16, 2025 S&P futures up 0.2% Tuesday after Monday’s gains, led by Mag 7 strength (TSLA, GOOGL). Nasdaq 100 logged its ninth straight advance, the longest in nearly two years, though equal-weight S&P declined with staples and healthcare both down >1%. Asia mostly higher (Korea +1%), Europe flat. Treasuries steady to firmer, dollar (0.2%),
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August 19, 2025 S&P futures are flat Tuesday after US equities ended little changed Monday, with META weaker while TSLA and NVDA outperformed. Industrials were mixed as metals, parcels, and casual diners lagged, while small caps, managed care, airlines, semicap equipment, and machinery outperformed. Asia traded mostly lower overnight, while Europe gained 0.6%. Treasuries were
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