US Futures Point to Gains at the Open

2025-11-24 13:54 By Joana Taborda 1 min. read

US stock futures traded higher on Monday as markets kicked off a holiday-shortened Thanksgiving week.

S&P 500 futures rose 0.6%, Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.9%, and Dow Jones futures advanced 140 points, with traders increasing bets on a Fed rate cut next month, following comments from the head of the NY Fed last Friday.

The odd for a 25bps reduction in the fed funds rate currently stand at around 65%.

Investors are also bracing for a busy week of economic data, including retail sales, durable goods orders, and PPI figures.

Alphabet shares jumped nearly 4% in premarket trading after the company overtook Microsoft on Friday to become the third-largest US company by market capitalization.

US-listed shares of Alibaba rose 3.8% after the company said its AI app, Qwen, recorded more than 10 million downloads in its first week after relaunch.

Tesla climbed 1.7% after CEO Elon Musk said the company has already designed several million AI chips for its vehicles and data centers.



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