US Futures Point to Gains at the Open

2025-12-22 13:01 By Joana Taborda 1 min. read

US equity futures were higher at the start of a holiday-shortened week, extending strong gains from Friday.

S&P 500 futures rose 0.4%, Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.6%, and Dow Jones futures added nearly 30 points.

AI-related stocks traded higher in premarket activity, continuing last week’s rebound while improving confidence in the economic outlook and corporate earnings also supported market sentiment.

Investors are also looking ahead to delayed economic data due tomorrow, including the GDP growth, which should provide further insight into the health of the US economy.

In premarket trading, Nvidia gained 1.9%, Micron Technology surged 3.8%, and Oracle rose 2.6%.

Mega-cap stocks were mostly higher as well, with Microsoft up 0.3%, Amazon adding 0.5%, Meta rising 0.4%, Alphabet advancing 0.6%, Broadcom gaining 1.2%, and Tesla climbing 1.3%.

By contrast, Apple edged lower, down 0.2%.



News Stream
The Dow Jones Index Opens 0.90% Lower
The Dow Jones Index is losing -418 points. Losses were led by Sherwin-Williams (-3.81%), Nike (-2.98%) and Home Depot (-2.66%). Offsetting the fall, top gainers were Chevron (2.92%), J&J (0.96%) and Walmart (0.69%).
2026-04-02
US Stocks Retreat Sharply
US equities fell sharply on Thursday as escalatory rhetoric by President Trump supported concerns of a prolonged war in Iran and higher risks of a global energy shock. The S&P 500 and the Dow lost more than 1%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 dropped over 1.5%. The President pledged more aggressive attacks on Iran in the coming weeks, prolonging expectations that energy exports from the Persian Gulf will remain halted and energy infrastructure will remain targeted. The inflationary risks tied to the conflict drove Treasury yields to rebound across the curve, pressuring equities that have benefited from the recovery in credit costs and risk sentiment this week. Nvidia, Amazon, and Meta lost more than 2%. Meanwhile, Tesla sank 4% after it posted one of its worst sales quarter in recent years. Lastly, Blue Owl sank 7% as it faced redemption requests of 41% in two private credit funds, forcing it to cap liquidation and stretching turmoil in the sector.
2026-04-02
US Futures Pull Back
US equity futures pulled back on Thursday as escalatory rhetoric by President Trump supported concerns of a prolonged war in Iran and higher risks of a global energy shock. Contracts for the S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq 100 were more than 1% lower. The President pledged more aggressive attacks on Iran in the coming weeks, prompting a similar response from Iranian authorities and prolonging expectations that energy exports from the Persian Gulf will remain halted, in addition to threats against energy infrastructure in the region. The inflationary risks tied to the conflict drove Treasury yields to rebound across the curve, pressuring equities that have benefited from the recovery in credit costs and risk sentiment this week. Nvidia, Meta, and Tesla were almost 3% down pre-market. Meanwhile, Estee Lauder dropped 2% as talks on its merger with Puig advanced.
2026-04-02