S&P futures are down 1.1% Friday morning after U.S. equities finished higher Thursday. Networking, banks, private equity, and dollar stores outperformed, while Mag 7 was mixed and metals, aerospace, and financial data services lagged. Global risk tone is weaker, with South Korea down more than 6%, Japan off nearly 2%, Hong Kong down more than […]
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S&P futures are up 0.3% Thursday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly higher Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both closing at fresh all-time highs. Semis and Mag 7 led again, though breadth remained weak, with the equal-weight S&P lagging the cap-weighted index by roughly 100 bp. Global markets are mixed, with South Korea
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S&P futures are up 0.1% Thursday morning after Wednesday’s broad rally, when all major U.S. indexes gained more than 1% and semis again led the tape. Big tech also finished higher, while internets, tech components, banks, machinery, electricals/multis, homebuilders, rails, cruise lines, airlines, apparel, and drug stores also outperformed. Global risk tone remains constructive, with
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January 21, 2026 S&P futures +0.3% after Tuesday’s sharp risk-off session, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq down more than 2% as Big Tech drove the selloff. Retail favorites, high beta and momentum factors underperformed, while precious metals and energy were relative havens. Asian markets were mostly lower overnight, though Greater China and South Korea
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December 18, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.4% Thursday morning following Wednesday’s sharp pullback, when the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 all fell more than 1%. The prior session saw pressure in big tech, semis, AI infrastructure, and retail-investor favorites, while defensives and cyclicals such as energy, regional banks, chemicals, and staples held up
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December 17, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.3% after U.S. equities finished mostly lower Tuesday, marking the S&P’s third straight decline since last Thursday’s record close. Energy and healthcare led declines, while Big Tech outperformed, with TSLA hitting a fresh record high. Asia traded mostly higher (South Korea and Greater China strongest), Europe up ~0.3%.
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October 31, 2025 S&P futures up 0.7% in Friday morning trading after U.S. equities finished near session lows Thursday, weighed by META and weakness across QSRs, managed care, airlines, and ag chemicals. Retail favorites and most-shorted names also underperformed. Despite narrow breadth, stocks remain on track for a third straight weekly gain and a sixth
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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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September 4, 2025 U.S. equities are edging higher (S&P futures +0.2) after Wednesday’s tech-led gains. Department stores, builders, REITs, airlines, GSEs, and exchanges outperformed yesterday, while energy lagged on crude weakness. Overnight, Asia was mixed (Japan +1.5%, Hong Kong/China down >1%), and Europe is little changed. Treasuries are firmer with yields down 2–3 bp. Dollar
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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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