US stock index futures

Wall St to test record high on Fed balm as dollar languishes

Wall St to test record high on Fed balm as dollar languishes

  • US stock futures, the S&P 500 e-minis, were up 0.3%, pointing to a steady open on Wall Street. The S&P 500 index closed at 4,197.05 points on Monday, near its lifetime high of 4,238.04 of May 7.
  • "You see risk appetite remain quite firm, with US futures markets running back towards their recent highs."
Published 25 May, 2021 05:39pm
Futures fall as tech stocks slide again
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Futures fall as tech stocks slide again

  • Futures down: Dow 0.6%, S&P 0.4%, Nasdaq 0.7%.
  • Shares of Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Microsoft Corp, Alphabet Inc, Facebook Inc and Netflix Inc were down between 0.6% and 0.9% before the bell.
Published 26 Feb, 2021 06:48pm
Futures edge higher ahead of business activity data
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Futures edge higher ahead of business activity data

  • Futures up: Dow 0.12%, S&P 0.21%, Nasdaq 0.34%
  • Strong earnings, progress in vaccination roll-outs and hopes of a $1.9 trillion federal stimulus package helped US stock indexes hit record highs at the start of the week.
Published 19 Feb, 2021 05:13pm
Futures muted ahead of retail sales data, Fed minutes
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Futures muted ahead of retail sales data, Fed minutes

  • Futures: Dow flat, S&P down 0.06%, Nasdaq off 0.18%
  • Retail sales are estimated to rise 1.1% in January, helped by the disbursal of another round of pandemic relief checks to households at the beginning of the month.
Published 17 Feb, 2021 06:25pm
Futures tick lower as energy stocks slip
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Futures tick lower as energy stocks slip

  • Futures down: Dow 0.26%, S&P 0.29%, Nasdaq 0.22%.
  • Chevron Corp, Occidental Petroleum Corp and Exxon Mobil Corp dipped between 0.9% and 1.2% in premarket trading as oil prices retreated on demand fears.
Published 12 Feb, 2021 05:51pm
Futures edge higher ahead of jobless claims data
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Futures edge higher ahead of jobless claims data

  • The Dow Jones and S&P 500 indexes closed slightly higher on Wednesday, with Alphabet Inc's shares hitting a record high following strong quarterly results.
  • Videogame retailer GameStop Corp rose 3.9%, while cinema operator AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc added 2.6% in premarket trading.
Published 04 Feb, 2021 05:30pm
Futures rise on strong results from Alphabet, Amazon; private payrolls data on deck
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Futures rise on strong results from Alphabet, Amazon; private payrolls data on deck

  • Amazon.com Inc edged 0.4% higher as its founder Jeff Bezos would step down as CEO and become executive chairman. The retail giant also reported quarterly sales above $100 billion for the first time.
  • More than 80% of reports from S&P 500 companies so far have surpassed analysts' earnings expectations, with 97% of reports from technology companies beating.
Published 03 Feb, 2021 05:17pm