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 0.2% Tuesday morning after U.S. equities finished mixed Monday. Software, select semis, memory, and Energy outperformed, while Mag 7, Utilities, airlines, retail, and Staples lagged. Global tone is firmer, with Hong Kong up roughly 2.5% and Europe up about 1%. Treasuries are firmer, with yields down 2–3 bp, the dollar is
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S&P futures are up 0.5% Friday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly lower Thursday, with semis pulling back after a big run while software outperformed. Global markets are softer, with Asia mostly lower but still up sharply for the week, and Europe down 0.9%. Treasuries are firmer, with yields down 2–3 bp after Thursday’s backup,
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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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February 6, 2026 S&P 500 futures +0.3% Friday morning after being down more than 1% overnight, following Thursday’s broad selloff that left all major indexes down over 1% and the S&P on a third straight decline. Software fell for a seventh consecutive session, remaining the main drag. Overnight, Asian markets were mostly lower, with South
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January 7, 2026 S&P futures −0.2% in Tuesday morning trading after U.S. equities finished higher on Tuesday. Prior session leadership was firmly pro-cyclical, with memory, semiconductors, machinery, metals, chemicals, regional banks, health care, and consumer discretionary leading, while crowded short baskets were notable outperformers. Mag 7 stocks were mixed and lagged, and energy came under
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January 6, 2026 S&P futures −0.1% Tuesday morning after U.S. equities finished higher Monday, with the Dow closing at a record high. Leadership remained pro-cyclical, led by small caps, energy, financials, and consumer discretionary, while defensives lagged. Roughly two-thirds of the S&P 500 advanced. Overnight, Asian markets extended gains, with Japan posting its strongest two-day
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December 4, 2025 S&P futures are little changed after U.S. equities advanced on Wednesday, led by small caps with the Russell 2000 up nearly 2%. Retail favorites, high-beta names, most-shorted stocks, and value trades outperformed. Asian markets were mixed overnight—Japan rallied more than 2% while Mainland China slipped slightly. Europe opened higher by ~0.4%. Treasuries
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December 3, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.1% after U.S. equities finished mostly higher on Tuesday, led by select tech, AI-linked names, retail favorites, and 12-month winners. Breadth was mixed, with nearly 60% of the S&P 500 declining. Asian trading was split—Japan gained more than 1% while Hong Kong fell more than 1%. Europe opened
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November 10, 2025 S&P futures +1% in Monday morning trading after last week’s pullback ended a three-week winning streak. Retail favorites, most-shorted, AI-linked, crypto, nuclear, and quantum names led the declines last week, while regional banks, insurers, energy, pharma, and staples held up better. Overnight, Asia rallied (South Korea +3%, Japan/Hong Kong +1%+), and Europe
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