S&P futures are up 0.2% Wednesday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly lower Tuesday, with memory, semis, and other AI-linked themes leading the decline. Travel/leisure, builders, apparel, and trucking also lagged, though 6 of 11 sectors still finished higher, led by Energy, big banks, biopharma, and staples retailers. Global tone is firmer, with Asia mostly […]
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S&P futures are little changed Monday morning after another strong week for U.S. equities, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both rising for a sixth straight week and closing at fresh all-time highs. Semis, memory, big tech, and software led last week, while Energy and parcel/logistics lagged. Global markets are mixed, with Asia mostly higher,
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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 13, 2026 S&P futures -0.4% in Friday morning trading after Thursday’s 1.6% decline marked a third straight down day for the S&P 500. Software and Mag 7 names led the downside, while trucking/logistics, CRE brokers, private equity, and banks also came under pressure. Defensives outperformed, with Utilities and Consumer Staples both up over 1%.
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November 6, 2025 S&P futures +0.1% Thursday morning after U.S. equities rebounded Wednesday from the biggest one-day pullback since the Oct-10 U.S.–China trade flare-up. The recovery was broad, led by semiconductors, airlines, regional banks, hotels, casinos, and apparel retail, while small caps, retail favorites, and heavily shorted names also outperformed. Overseas, Asia rallied sharply (Tokyo,
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November 5, 2025 S&P futures -0.4% in Wednesday morning trading after Tuesday’s sharp selloff, the largest one-day decline since October 10. Pressure remained centered in Big Tech, unprofitable tech, retail favorites, most-shorted names, crypto, and cruise lines. Overseas markets are mostly weaker: South Korea -3%, Japan -2.5%, and Europe -0.7%. Treasuries were steady across the
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August 7, 2025 S&P futures +0.7%, building on Wednesday’s gains where tech led the rally (AAPL, AMZN), pushing the Mag 7 to a new all-time high. Strength was also seen in retail, consumer, transports, and autos, while healthcare, utilities, energy, regional banks, and capital goods lagged. Overnight, Asian markets were mostly higher (Taiwan and South
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August 6, 2025 S&P futures +0.3%, following a quiet Tuesday where equities finished mostly lower on soft economic data. Tech lagged, while small caps, managed care, regional banks, airlines, and homebuilders outperformed. Overnight, Asian markets were mostly higher with Japan, China, Australia, and Singapore all posting gains. Europe is modestly green, up ~0.2%. Treasuries weaker,
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May 12, 2025 S&P futures surged 2.7% early Monday after last week’s pullback, which followed two strong weeks that recovered early April tariff losses. Equal-weight S&P outperformed the benchmark by 90 bp last week. Asian markets rose overnight, led by Hong Kong (+3%), with South Korea and India also higher. European equities gained nearly 2%.
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May 9, 2025 S&P futures up 0.1% after U.S. equities closed higher Thursday but off intraday highs. Major indexes are on track to finish the week narrowly mixed, with industrials leading and healthcare, energy, and communication services under pressure. Asian markets were mixed (Japan and Taiwan up; China and South Korea lagged), while Europe opened
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