Tag: Dow futures

April 14, 2021

After ending the previous session mostly higher, stocks may see further upside in early trading on Wednesday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a modestly higher open for the markets, with the Dow futures up by 2.75 points. […]

November 9, 2020

Stock futures on Wall Street surged on Monday after Pfizer said its vaccine was 90 percent effective in protecting people against Covid-19. U.S-based pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German biotech firm BioNTech made the announcement Monday morning, citing data from their […]

October 26, 2020

Stock-index futures slumped Monday as the number of daily U.S. COVID-19 infections hit a record at the end of last week and a final agreement on a new round of aid to the economy remained elusive. What are major benchmarks […]

September 25, 2020

Stock futures lost ground Friday, with major benchmarks in danger of logging a fourth consecutive weekly loss as worries grow over the economic outlook in the absence of renewed aid from Washington, jitters over the November presidential election and rising […]

September 21, 2020

Stock-index futures pointed to a sharply lower start for Wall Street on Monday, joining in a global selloff tied to a jump in COVID-19 cases in Europe, a news report alleging major global banks continued doing business with customers suspected […]

September 18, 2020

TOKYO — Global shares were mixed on Friday as investors weighed the uncertainties around global economic outlook and a new rise in coronavirus cases in many countries. Wall Street appeared set for a subdued start to trading, with Dow futures […]

August 11, 2020

European stocks rallied on Tuesday, taking heart from signs of a slowing spread of the coronavirus pandemic and the possibility that a new round of U.S. stimulus will get enacted. Up 0.3% on Monday, the Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, 1.98% […]

July 29, 2020

U.S. stock futures fell early Thursday as big technology shares declined ahead of their earnings reports after the bell. Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Facebook, representing nearly $5 trillion in market capitalization, are all set to report. All four shares were […]

June 18, 2020

U.S. stock-futures pointed to muted moves on Thursday as investors await a weekly report on the labor market in the U.S. and contend with signs of rising cases and hospitalizations of COVID-19 in more states. How are benchmarks faring? Futures […]

April 17, 2020

Stock-index futures were up sharply Friday morning, possibly setting the stage for a rally for markets to end the week, after a treatment for the deadly COVID-19 pandemic that has infected more than 2 million people world-wide was reported to […]

November 26, 2019

Global shares were mixed Tuesday after China said its top trade envoy and other senior officials spoke by phone with U.S. negotiators. The lackluster session followed a rally of technology shares on Wall Street prompted by China’s new guidelines for […]

July 17, 2019

Global stocks were mostly lower Wednesday after Wall Street ended a five-day winning streak following disappointing corporate earnings reports. France’s CAC 40 fell nearly 0.1% in early trading to 21,469.18, while Germany’s DAX was little changed but slightly lower at […]

June 26, 2019

Global shares were mostly lower Wednesday as investors awaited developments in trade friction between the U.S. and China at the Group of 20 meeting of major economies in Japan later in the week. France’s CAC 40 dipped nearly 0.2% in […]

May 13, 2019

Wall Street was setting up for a tough start to the week on Monday, with Dow Jones Industrial Average futures down over 300 points as investors waited for countermeasures from China after trade talks with the U.S. appeared to end […]

April 3, 2019

U.S. stock futures climbed Wednesday on optimism over U.S.-China trade talks. As of 02:45 a.m. ET, Dow futures were 100 points higher, indicating a positive open of 67 points. S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures also rose. American and Chinese officials […]

March 12, 2019

Stock market futures traded mixed in the premarket Tuesday, while those for the Dow remained under pressure as a fatal plane crash of a Boeing Co. aircraft over the weekend weighed on the blue-chip index. How are major indexes performing? […]

March 7, 2019

Global shares were mostly lower Thursday as optimism about progress in trade talks between the U.S. and China appeared to be wearing thin. France’s CAC 40 slid 0.4 percent in midday trading to 5,268, while Germany’s DAX lost 0.5 percent […]

February 7, 2019

Stock-index futures fell Thursday, pointing to a lower start for Wall Street, amid unease over global growth prospects, and as investors continue to sift through a steady stream of corporate earnings. What are major indexes doing? Futures on the Dow […]

December 12, 2018

Dow futures climbed around 200 points early Wednesday after comments by President Donald Trump and bail for a jailed Huawei Technologies Co. executive revived optimism over trade negotiations between the U.S. and China. How are benchmarks trading? Dow Jones Industrial […]