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Stock futures opened higher Tuesday evening, with the major equity indexes holding near all-time highs heading into the first session of September.  Contracts on the S&P 500 rose. The index closed out a seventh straight monthly gain in August, rising nearly 3% during the month as strong earnings growth, an ongoing economic recovery and a still-accommodative Federal Reserve helped offset fresh concerns over the Delta variant’s spread. Still, the Nasdaq outperformed with a monthly rise of 4%,… Source link

Stock futures rose Monday evening, with the major indexes on track to close out August trading with another monthly gain.  Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked up. Both the blue-chip index and the Nasdaq set fresh record intraday and closing highs during the regular trading day, powered higher by a jump in heavily weighted Big Tech stocks.  The S&P 500 is on track to post a seventh straight monthly advance in August, pacing toward a 3% monthly gain and bringing its year-to-date increase to nearly… Source link

Stock futures moved to the upside Monday morning, extending last week’s gains and holding near all-time highs at the start of a busy week for new economic data. Contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each traded a tick above the flat line after the indexes set record highs last week. Dow futures also edged up, with gains in shares of Amgen and Home Depot leading the way higher. Optimism that the Federal Reserve will not immediately and jarringly remove its highly accommodative monetary policies… Source link

Stock futures edged higher Thursday evening after closing lower during the regular trading day, as jitters over the prospects of less accommodative monetary policy compounded with fresh geopolitical concerns. Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked up. Earlier on Thursday, the index closed lower to end a five-session winning streak and pull back from an all-time high. Both the Dow and Nasdaq had also ended in the red. More hawkish commentary from Fed policymakers ahead of the central bank’s key… Source link

Stock futures traded sideways Wednesday evening to hold near record levels, as traders anxiously awaited the start of a key Federal Reserve event on Thursday. Contracts on the S&P 500 opened little changed after the index reached a new record level during the regular trading day and logged a fifth consecutive session of gains. The Nasdaq had also reached a fresh record high.  Shares of Dow component Salesforce.com (CRM) edged higher in late trading after the software company boosted its… Source link

Stock futures opened higher Monday evening, building on advances following a record-setting day.  Contracts on the S&P 500 edged up. The blue-chip index set a record intraday high earlier on Monday, but ended just short of a record close. The Nasdaq outperformed and rallied 1.6% to new highs, led by gains in Big Tech stocks including Amazon (AMZN). “Reopening” stocks including the airlines and cruise lines also added to gains after rising during the regular trading day, with optimism over a… Source link

Stock futures gained Monday morning, steadying after last week’s volatility as investors looked ahead to a key event from the Federal Reserve later this week. S&P 500 futures rose by more than 0.3%, led by gains in energy stocks as oil prices advanced. U.S. West Texas intermediate crude oil futures (CL=F) topped $64 a barrel, and Brent crude (BZ=F) jumped above $67 per barrel after suffering its longest losing streak since early 2018 as of last week.  Contracts on the Dow were set to open… Source link

Stock futures opened slightly higher Thursday evening as investors considered the latest batch of earnings and economic data and continued to contemplate the path forward for monetary policy.  Contracts on the S&P 500 edged up. Earlier, the index narrowly eked out its first positive trading session in three days. Technology stocks led the way higher, and the Nasdaq outperformed.  Traders this week have watched a number of market concerns unfold, with infections related to the Delta variant… Source link

Stock futures opened slightly lower Wednesday evening after a selloff during the regular trading day, driven by jitters over a potential shift in monetary policy that might remove some of the stimulus underpinning equity markets.  Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked lower. Earlier, both the S&P 500 and Dow dropped more than 1% to post a back-to-back session of gains.  Shares of Robinhood (HOOD) dropped more than 8% after the trading platform delivered its first earnings report since going… Source link

(Bloomberg) — U.S. equity-index futures fell and the dollar weakened as investors assessed the outlook for economic recovery and awaited the latest Federal Reserve minutes to gauge the direction of monetary policy. Contracts on the S&P 500 Index slipped 0.1% after the underlying gauge fell on Tuesday by the most in four weeks. The dollar halted a two-day rally and Treasury yields were steady. Oil rebounded from a four-day slump a U.S. industry report pointed to a drop in domestic crude… Source link