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US stock futures were mixed after Samsung's strong Q2 results spurred a chip-stock sell-off on concerns about AI spending; Dow futures rose about 0.2%, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures fell roughly 0.2% and 1%, and oil prices climbed as tensions in the Strait of Hormuz raised shipping risk and geopolitical uncertainty around AI demand.
Stock futures ticked up Sunday as renewed U.S.-Iran tensions raised energy concerns: Dow futures +124 points (0.2%), S&P 500 futures +0.4%, and Nasdaq-100 futures +0.5%. Crude prices rose on potential disruption to energy supplies after U.S. strikes on Iranian targets. SpaceX was announced to join the Nasdaq-100, potentially boosting passive-buying, while last week showed a tech-led pullback with the S&P and Nasdaq down for June.
U.S. stock futures rose after Micron’s blowout earnings and strong guidance, lifting chip names and helping sentiment even as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell in regular trading while the Dow gained. Investors are awaiting May's PCE inflation data and other key reports, with earnings from McCormick, Commercial Metals, Darden, and Winnebago on deck. Asia-Pacific markets opened broadly higher on tech-led gains, and oil prices pulled back as Hormuz traffic resumed; SK Hynix also announced a Nasdaq listing.
Asia-Pacific stocks fell as investors weighed the durability of the U.S.–Iran interim deal, with Japan’s Nikkei down about 0.6% and Korea’s Kospi around -1.6% while the Kosdaq slid nearly 5%; U.S. futures were lower ahead of a holiday weekend after U.S. shares closed higher on rate-hike expectations. The yen weakened past 161 per dollar, oil prices drifted lower on demand outlook, and Indian IT names slid up to about 7% after Accenture cut its revenue forecast.
Futures were little changed ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision as the Dow climbed to intraday highs near 52,000 before finishing near that level, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq declined. SpaceX extended gains, and headlines about a potential U.S.–Iran deal and a 60‑day ceasefire added volatility. The Fed, under new chair Warsh, is expected to hold rates at 3.5%–3.75% and likely skip a new dot-plot. CarMax and Jabil are due to report earnings this week as investors await May retail and pending home sales data. Seven of 11 sectors finished higher, led by financials, with information technology lagging; Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed after a BoJ rate hike.
Markets rallied on Thursday with the S&P 500 up about 1.75%, Nasdaq +2.54%, and Dow +1.86%, and futures were little changed ahead of SpaceX’s historic IPO on Friday. SpaceX plans to price at $135 per share and sell 555.6 million shares for roughly $75 billion, valuing the company at about $1.77 trillion and potentially making it the largest IPO in U.S. history; investors warn the massive supply could weigh on near‑term momentum and trigger a tech-rotation. Traders also await June’s Michigan sentiment reading and monitor post‑hours moves in Adobe, RH, and Lennar.
U.S. stock futures edged higher as investors weigh Iran’s tentative ceasefire terms against Dell’s booming AI-server sales, lifting peers like HPE and SMCI ahead of economic data and Fed speeches, while investors monitor Space stocks and regulatory headlines.
U.S. stock futures slipped overnight as oil prices rose and investors watched the U.S.–China summit, following the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closing at record highs; Nasdaq 100, Dow, and S&P 500 futures were down roughly 0.44%, 0.23%, and 0.28%, while Brent and WTI crude gained about 1%. In regular trading Cisco led a tech rally as the Nasdaq rose about 0.9% and the Dow and S&P 500 gained around 0.8%; after-hours moves included Cerebras’ jump on its debut and SpaceX IPO chatter.
U.S. stocks finished the day higher with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq at intraday and closing highs and the Dow up ~0.2%, while futures sat near flat ahead of April’s CPI release. Oil rose after Trump called the Iran ceasefire weak, and traders looked ahead to earnings from Under Armour, Vodafone, On Holding, Aramark, eToro and Tencent Music. Six of 11 GICS sectors gained led by energy, with communication services the day’s laggard. In after-hours trading, Hims & Hers, GitLab and Cleanspark moved on earnings guidance and restructuring news, as markets prepare for CPI figures, wages data, and treasury budget figures.
U.S. stock futures declined after the Fed kept rates unchanged and oil climbed on Middle East tensions; the Dow and S&P fell while the Nasdaq edged higher, with Meta dropping about 7% after-hours on weak user growth, Microsoft flat, Alphabet up around 7% on strong revenue/cloud performance, and Amazon rising ~3% on cloud growth. Regular trading saw mixed results across indices, and investors await earnings from Lilly, Mastercard, Merck, Caterpillar, Roku, Apple, Rivian, Roblox, and Twilio, along with key economic data on initial jobless claims, Q1 GDP, personal income/spending, and the PCE price index.
U.S. stock futures fell Monday as investors await the Fed’s policy decision amid ongoing U.S.–Iran tensions after Trump halted envoy talks. Focus shifts to Magnificent 7 earnings (AAPL, GOOG/GOOGL, AMZN, META, MSFT); CTNT slid on a 1-for-200 reverse split, Organon jumped on news of a Sun Pharma cash acquisition, and SAP rose on cloud-adoption updates. Oil and bond markets moved as traders brace for the Fed meeting and rate trajectory.
Stock futures were down about 0.6% Monday as U.S.-Iran tensions rose after the U.S. seized an Iranian cargo ship. Nasdaq-100, Dow, and S&P 500 futures fell ~0.6% while oil jumped (Brent ~$95.49, WTI ~$89.01). Investors wait for a busy earnings week led by Tesla, UNH, Boeing, Vertiv, GE Vernova, AT&T, and more, after a week of all-time highs for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
U.S. stock futures slid as renewed US-Iran tensions around the Strait of Hormuz spooked markets, with Dow futures down about 0.7% and S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures roughly 0.6% lower; oil jumped (WTI near $88, Brent around $96) while gold fell toward $4,800/oz, and traders await a busy week of earnings from Tesla, Intel, and United Airlines as inflation risk and peace-talk uncertainty linger.
U.S. stock futures were little changed overnight as investors weighed a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire and awaited the March CPI inflation report; Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 futures edged up while Dow futures hovered near flat, with oil prices modestly higher and BlackRock earnings in focus for the next session.
U.S. stock index futures jumped after Trump suggested a deal with Iran could come within days, though Iran denied talks; yields fell ahead of Chicago Fed data as investors awaited more clarity.