US Futures Hold Near Records

2026-04-21 12:59 By Andre Joaquim 1 min. read

Futures tracking US stocks trimmed their rebound but remained at record highs on Tuesday as lingering optimism on the Iran conflict and strong earnings were offset by higher yields following the release of strong economic data.

The S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq 100 were around 0.3% higher.

Markets shrugged off President Trump's threats of not extending the ceasefire that ends tomorrow, maintaining suspensions to energy exports from the region.

Meanwhile, indices pared some gains and yields rose after core retail sales and ADP employment counts were both sharply higher, consolidating signs of resilience in the US economy.

Amazon gained over 3% after pledging to invest over $20 billion on Anthropic.

In turn, GE Aerospace and UnitedHealth both gained after reporting optimistic results.

Lastly, Apple was flat after announcing hardware-focused John Ternus as its new CEO to replace Tim Cook in December.



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