US stock futures declined on Friday as investor caution prevailed while while evaluating the outlook for artificial intelligence and related technologies. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.2% and 0.5%, respectively. During Thursday’s regular session, the Dow climbed 1.08%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.33% and 0.08%, respectively. The gains came as selling pressure on chip stocks eased after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang defended the financial position of AI computing provider CoreWeave Inc. Companies such as CoreWeave have taken on substantial debt with backing from suppliers, including Nvidia, raising concerns that circular financing arrangements could be generating artificial demand. Meanwhile, Anthropic reportedly told investors that its third-quarter revenue stood at $16.8 billion. For the week, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was on track to fall more than 2%, while the S&P 500 was down nearly 1%. The Dow was poised to post a weekly gain of around 1%.
The main stock market index of United States, the US500, rose to 7756 points on October 16, 2026, gaining 0.15% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 1.55% and is up 16.38% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from United States. Historically, the United States Stock Market Index reached an all time high of 7844.67 in October of 2026. United States Stock Market Index - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on October 16 of 2026.
The main stock market index of United States, the US500, rose to 7756 points on October 16, 2026, gaining 0.15% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 1.55% and is up 16.38% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from United States. The United States Stock Market Index is expected to trade at 7657.10 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 7155.37 in 12 months time.