U.S. equity futures are little changed Wednesday ahead of two major catalysts: July PCE inflation before the open and Nvidia earnings after the close. At 5:26 a.m. ET, Dow futures were up 0.06%, S&P 500 futures were down 0.10% and Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.26%. Nvidia was up about 0.2% premarket, while weakness in […]
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U.S. equities are positioned for a rebound Tuesday as investors buy back into technology following Monday’s semiconductor-led selloff. At 5:23 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures were up 0.39%, Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.75% and Dow futures were up 0.33%. The early strength is concentrated in AI and semiconductor shares ahead of Nvidia’s Wednesday earnings.
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U.S. equity futures are mixed ahead of June CPI, Federal Reserve testimony and the first major bank earnings reports. At 5:13 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures were essentially flat, Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.48% and Dow futures were down 0.22%. The Russell 2000 remains the weakest major index tactically after falling 0.8% Monday and
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S&P futures are down 0.1% Wednesday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly higher Tuesday, with the S&P 500 up for a ninth straight session. Semis and select cyclicals, including machinery, industrial metals, and regional banks, were among the strongest groups, while software, hyperscalers, and exchanges lagged. Asian markets were mostly higher overnight, led by a
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S&P futures are down 0.3% Thursday morning after Wednesday’s rally, when the S&P 500 snapped a three-day losing streak on renewed Middle East optimism. Momentum rebounded sharply, with semis up roughly 4.5%, while cyclicals also outperformed, led by banks, homebuilders, machinery, and travel names helped by the oil pullback. Treasuries are slightly weaker, with yields
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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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February 23, 2026 S&P futures are down 0.25% after U.S. equities finished mostly higher Friday and for the week. The Nasdaq snapped a five-week losing streak, supported by stronger big tech and continued semi/memory momentum. Machinery, E&Cs, restaurants, and apparel outperformed, while software, chemicals, food, private equity, and biopharma lagged. Overnight, Asia was mostly higher
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November 24, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.2% Monday morning as the market attempts to build on Friday’s rebound despite a broadly negative week. The S&P 500 fell for the second time in three weeks, and the Nasdaq posted a third straight weekly decline, with most of the Mag 7 under pressure. Momentum, growth, retail
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November 21, 2025 S&P futures up 0.1% in Friday morning trading, recovering from earlier weakness after Thursday’s sharp slide—the S&P’s largest intraday reversal since April’s tariff-driven volatility. Big Tech lagged yesterday, with NVDA unable to hold post-earnings gains; retail favorites, high beta, most-shorted, and momentum baskets also underperformed. Major indices are tracking weekly declines. Overseas
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November 19, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.4% Wednesday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly lower on Tuesday, marking the S&P’s fourth straight decline and leaving the index nearly 4% below its recent peak. Big tech remained a drag, though six of eleven sectors advanced and equal-weight S&P outperformed by ~90 bp. Treasuries were little
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