Daily Comment

Friday April 21st

U.S. stock index futures traded flat Friday morning as investors took in a week’s worth of earnings results and a fresh round of data that showed the economy in a rut. Futures tied to the benchmark index were flat, while Nasdaq 100 futures were off 0.21% heading into the final day of trading for the […]

Thursday April 20th

U.S. stock index futures dropped on Thursday morning as Wall Street appraised a mixed bag of corporate earnings, and results from Tesla dragged down technology stocks. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 188 points, or 0.55%. S&P 500 futures shed 0.8%, while Nasdaq-100 futures slipped 1.1%. Concerns of margin pressures weighed on […]

Wednesday April 19th

U.S. stock index futures ticked downward Wednesday as traders weighed the latest round of earnings and sticky global inflation. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 130 points, or 0.38%, while S&P 500 futures slipped 0.7%. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.9%. Treasury yields shot higher overnight, weighing on stock futures, after a reading of U.K. inflation rose 10.1% on annual […]

Tuesday April 18th

U.S. stock index futures rose Tuesday morning, boosted by an important round of first-quarter earnings results that topped Wall Street expectations and suggested many companies are faring better than feared despite a tough economic backdrop. S&P 500 futures were 0.5% higher, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 41 points, or 0.1%. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.8%. The moves came […]

Monday April 17th

U.S. stock index futures were flat Monday, with investors preparing for more quarterly earnings reports. Futures tied to the S&P 500 gained about 0.1%, while Nasdaq-100 futures traded flat. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures ticked up 58 points, or 0.17%. Earnings season continued with results from State Street, M&T Bank and Charles Schwab before the bell. Schwab shares, which have […]

Friday April 14th

U.S. stock index futures were flat Monday, with investors preparing for more quarterly earnings reports. Futures tied to the S&P 500 gained about 0.1%, while Nasdaq-100 futures traded flat. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures ticked up 58 points, or 0.17%. Earnings season continued with results from State Street, M&T Bank and Charles Schwab before the bell. Schwab shares, which have […]

Thursday April 13th

U.S. stock index futures gained on Thursday after another report pointed to cooling inflation. S&P 500 futures added 0.2% and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 0.1%. Nasdaq-100 futures gained 0.2%. The March producer prices index, a measure of prices paid by companies and often a leading indicator of consumer inflation, declined by 0.5% month over month versus expectations for […]

Wednesday April 12th

U.S. stock index futures rose slightly Wednesday as investors turned their focus to March’s highly anticipated inflation report. Futures tied to the broader market index traded 0.1% higher. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advanced 78 basis points, or 0.2%, while Nasdaq-100 futures were flat. The March consumer price index is slated for release at 8:30 […]

Tuesday April 11th

U.S. stock index futures were muted Tuesday as key inflation data loomed on the week's calendar. Before the market opened, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were little changed. Futures tied to the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.1%. Government bond yields were lower. The yield on the 10-year note slipped to 3.4%, while rate-sensitive […]

Monday April 10th

U.S. stock index futures fell Monday, with the Nasdaq lower than other indexes, after the release of Friday's jobs report showed continued strength in the labor market. Before the market opened, futures on the S&P 500 dipped by 0.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell just below the flatline. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped by […]

Thursday April 6th

U.S. stock index futures were flat Thursday, with tech stocks leading the Nasdaq lower than other indexes ahead of the highly anticipated Friday’s job report. Before the market opened, futures on the S&P 500 were just above the flatline, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was little changed. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite dipped down to […]

Wednesday April 5th

U.S. stock index futures edged lower ahead of two key pieces of data Wednesday morning: ADP's March private-sector hiring report and Institute for Supply Management's services activity index data. Before the opening bell, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down slightly beneath the flatline. Futures on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite dipped […]
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