February 18, 2026 S&P futures are up 0.6% following a mixed start to the holiday-shortened week. Yesterday saw weakness in software, metals, staples, and energy, while financials, airlines, and biotech outperformed. Overnight, Asian markets were mostly higher in thin holiday trading, with the Nikkei up just over 1%. European equities are up ~0.8%. Treasuries are […]
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December 7, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.1% in Monday premarket trading after Friday’s mostly higher session left the S&P 500 just below its late-October record close. Major indices ended the week with sub-1% gains. Asian markets were mixed while Europe opened modestly higher. Treasuries are slightly weaker with yields up 1–2 bp, the dollar
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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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October 30, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% in Thursday morning trading, following a mixed Wednesday session in which the S&P 500 finished flat but breadth remained weak, with roughly 75% of index constituents lower. The Nasdaq outperformed, driven by renewed strength in NVDA. Asian markets were mostly lower overnight, with China lagging, while Europe opened
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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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S&P futures are little changed Thursday morning after US equities closed higher Wednesday, with the S&P, Dow, and Nasdaq all at record highs. Tech outperformance continued, supported by earnings and AI-related momentum. Asian markets were mixed overnight, while European indices rose 0.6%. Treasuries weakened, the dollar index fell 0.1%, and Bitcoin surged 5.2% to surpass
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ETFsector.com Daily Trading Outlook, September 4, 2024 US equities closed sharply lower on Tuesday, with the Dow down 1.51%, the S&P 500 down 2.12%, the Nasdaq down 3.26%, and the Russell 2000 down 3.09%. This marked the worst session for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq since August 5th. At the sector level, XLK was the
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