September 19, 2025 S&P futures slightly higher Friday after U.S. equities rallied Thursday, with the S&P and Nasdaq closing at new highs and the Russell 2000 breaking its Nov-21 record. Big tech and semis led gains, highlighted by NVDA’s partnership driving INTC up 20%+. Asia ended mostly lower overnight, while Europe is up ~0.4%. Treasuries […]
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September 18, 2025 S&P futures +0.8% Thursday morning, led by big tech. Follows Wednesday’s mixed close with choppy post-FOMC trade; small caps outperformed while growth/momentum lagged, with NVDA a drag. Asia mixed (Korea, Taiwan, Japan strong; China/HK weak), Europe up ~1%. Treasuries firmer (yields -2 bp), dollar flat, gold -0.3%, Bitcoin +1.5%, WTI crude -0.4%.
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August 18, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% Monday following last week’s record highs but softer Friday close led by semis, banks, and machinery. Asia mostly higher with Shanghai Composite at its strongest since 2015 and Nikkei at a new record, while Europe trades lower. Treasuries firmer with yields down 2–3 bp, dollar index up 0.1%,
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July 30, 2025 S&P futures are up 0.1% in early trading after U.S. equities declined Tuesday, snapping a six-day winning streak for the S&P and Nasdaq. Cyclicals and high-beta names like retail favorites and meme stocks underperformed, while defensives and momentum stocks held up better. Industrials and healthcare led sector laggards. Treasuries held steady overnight
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July 29, 2025 S&P futures up 0.2% in Tuesday morning trading, following a quiet Monday where the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted sixth-straight record closes. Market breadth remained narrow, with the equal-weight S&P 500 underperforming by ~60 bp. Overnight, Asia traded mixed (Greater China and South Korea outperformed, Japan lagged), while Europe is up ~1%.
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June 19, 2025 Domestic markets are closed in celebration of the Juneteenth Holiday U.S. equities finished narrowly mixed in volatile Wednesday trading (Dow -0.10%, S&P 500 -0.03%, Nasdaq +0.13%, Russell 2000 +0.52%), lacking a strong directional driver. Market participants continued to monitor developments in the Middle East, where tensions between Israel and Iran remained high.
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April 29, 2025 S&P Futures are up 0.2% in early trading following a choppy but positive Monday session. The S&P 500 notched its fifth straight daily gain — its longest winning streak of the year — despite an earlier intraday decline of around 1%. Asian markets mostly advanced overnight, led by Australia, South Korea, and
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March 25, 2025 S&P futures are flat Tuesday morning, following Monday’s strong, broad-based rally that saw all major US indexes gain over 1.4%, the S&P 500 close above its 200-DMA, and ~85% of index constituents advance. High short interest, Mag 7, momentum, memes, and cyclicals led the way. However, low volumes and lingering skepticism about
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S&P futures up 0.3% Wednesday morning following Tuesday’s declines, where the DJIA posted its ninth consecutive loss, the longest streak since 1978. Weak breadth remains a key story, with S&P decliners outpacing advancers for the 12th straight session. Treasuries slightly weaker, dollar index flat, gold up 0.1%, Bitcoin futures down 2.4%, and WTI crude up
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S&P futures down 0.3% in Tuesday morning trading after US equities finished mostly higher Monday, led again by big tech, while value lagged growth by over 100 bp. Weakness persisted in commodity equities and healthcare. Asian markets fell overnight, with South Korea, India, and China’s Shenzhen down over 1%. European markets are up ~0.2%. Treasuries
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