April 18, 2025 Domestic financial markets are closed today in observance of Good Friday. U.S. equities closed mixed on Thursday, capping a choppy session that saw a rotation out of mega-cap tech into cyclicals and defensives. The Dow fell 1.33% to 37,352.41, pressured by weakness in large-cap industrials and healthcare. The S&P 500 edged up […]
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April 15, 2025 S&P futures are modestly higher in early Tuesday trading following a quiet Monday session where U.S. equities finished higher, marking the S&P 500’s first consecutive gains since the early April tariff shock. Defensive sectors led, while Asia and Europe both saw broad gains overnight. Treasuries are narrowly mixed after Monday’s rally, the
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April 4, 2025 U.S. equity futures are sharply lower in early trading (S&P futures -2.3%, Nasdaq futures -2.6%), following Thursday’s steep selloff that marked the S&P 500’s worst day since 2020. Risk sentiment remains under pressure globally, as markets digest escalating trade tensions and increased policy uncertainty. China announced a 34% tariff on all U.S.
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March 20, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.6% Thursday morning, giving back earlier gains after Wednesday’s rally saw the S&P, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 all climb over 1%. Growth and momentum stocks led the move, with all 11 sectors finishing higher and the VIX dropping below 20 for the first time since February. Treasuries are
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March 18, 2025 S&P futures down 0.4% in Tuesday premarket trading, near session lows. Follows Monday’s second straight gain, the S&P’s first two-day win streak since Feb. 19, with equal-weight S&P and cyclicals outperforming while Mag 7 lagged. Asian markets extended gains for a third session, with Hong Kong (+2.5%) and Japan (+1%) leading. European
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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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March 13, 2025 S&P 500 futures are flat, recovering from overnight lows, after U.S. equities finished mostly higher Wednesday. Tech and cyclicals outperformed, though broad market breadth was weak, with two-thirds of S&P 500 stocks closing lower. Treasuries were slightly weaker at the long end, while the dollar was little changed. Gold rose 0.2%, Bitcoin
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March 12, 2025 S&P 500 futures are up 0.6% after another choppy session Tuesday, where stocks failed to sustain multiple rebound attempts. The S&P remains 9.3% off its February 19 record close, with cyclicals underperforming, while Big Tech and semis showed relative strength. European and Asian markets mostly higher overnight. Treasuries little changed, with slight
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March 4, 2025 S&P futures -0.1% after Monday’s sharp selloff, where the S&P 500 fell over 1.5%, marking its worst day of the year. Nvidia (NVDA) led the Mag 7 downturn, while cyclicals underperformed defensives by 450 bp. Treasuries mixed, dollar -0.4%, gold +0.8%, Bitcoin -2.4%, WTI crude -0.9% after Monday’s 2% drop on OPEC+
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February 19, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.1% in early Wednesday trading after US equities closed higher on Tuesday, with the S&P reaching a new all-time high. Market breadth was strong, with 70% of the index advancing, though gains were capped by underperformance in big tech. Cyclicals outperformed defensives, with commodity stocks leading. Most-shorted names
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