Category: futures

Nasdaq Futures Jump 2 Percent After Microsoft’s Strong Forecast; Fed Decision Looms

U.S. stock index futures jumped on Wednesday following two days of turbulent trading, helped by stellar results from Microsoft, while investors looked to the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting. Microsoft Corp. gained 3.9 percent premarket after the Windows maker forecast revenue for the current quarter broadly ahead of Wall Street targets, driven in…


Futures Slide as Ukraine Tensions Weigh at Start of Crucial Week

Wall Street’s main indexes were set to fall on Monday after a bruising selloff last week, as the prospect of a Russian attack on Ukraine roiled global markets ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting later this week. The highly anticipated meeting concludes on Wednesday and the market will pay close attention to how worried…


World Shares Track Wall Street Retreat, US Futures Edge Up

BANGKOK—Shares slipped in Europe and Asia on Friday after a retreat on Wall Street that left the Nasdaq composite down 2.5 percent. Germany’s DAX lost 0.6 percent to 15,928.83 and the CAC 40 in Paris shed 0.7 percent to 7,145.19. Britain’s FTSE 100 edged 0.1 percent lower to 7,556.29. On Wall Street, the future for…


Futures Extend Gains as CPI Data in Line With Expectations

U.S. stock index futures extended gains on Wednesday after consumer prices data came largely in line with expectations, easing some concern about faster-than-expected policy tightening by the Federal Reserve. At 8:33 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were up 147 points, or 0.41 percent, S&P 500 e-minis were up 18 points, or 0.38 percent, and Nasdaq 100…


CME Plans March 7 Launch for 20-year US Treasury Bond Futures

NEW YORK—CME Group Inc. said on Monday it will launch futures on 20-year U.S. Treasury bonds on March 7, pending regulatory review, to help investors better manage their U.S. Treasury curve exposure. The U.S. Treasury Department reintroduced 20-year bonds in May 2020 and increased securities auction sizes across a range of maturities to raise cash…


Futures Extend Positive Start to the Year

U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday, extending a strong start to the year after worries about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus subsided and travel stocks bounced. Equity markets across the globe bounced for the second straight day of trading in 2022, with the World Health Organization saying more evidence is emerging that the…


S&P Futures Near Record High in Bright Start to Year

S&P 500 futures neared record levels on Monday as equity markets looked to extend a recovery from the pandemic shock into the new year, while shares in heavyweight Tesla jumped after the electric carmaker posted bumper delivery numbers. Tesla’s shares rose 6.7 percent in premarket trading after the company’s quarterly deliveries exceeded Wall Street estimates,…


Futures Dip in Quiet Trading as New Year Beckons

U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday, even as Wall Street’s main indexes looked to finish the year with handsome gains for the third time in a row, supported by massive stimulus, and strong retail participation. Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Dow slipped 0.2 percent on the last day of 2021, a day…


Futures Resume Year-End Rally in Thin Trading; Tesla Jumps

U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday, as heavyweight Tesla gained, while hopes that the Omicron coronavirus variant is less deadly than the previous strain calmed investors amid daily cases in the country hitting a record high. The electric-car maker added 2.0 percent in premarket trading as CEO Elon Musk exercised all of his options…


Megacap Tech Stocks Lift Futures; Omicron Risks Linger

U.S. stock index futures inched higher on Monday, boosted by megacap companies, while hundreds of Omicron-driven flight cancelations kept investors on edge at the start of this year’s final trading week. Travel-related stocks, typically sensitive to news around the coronavirus, slid after U.S. airlines called off many flights for a third day on Sunday as…