US Market
Stock futures were little changed in early morning trading Friday ahead of the November jobs report as the market nears the end of a roller-coaster week driven by Covid omicron variant developments.
U.S. stock index futures rose in early morning trading on Thursday, following a Wednesday tumble on Wall Street after the CDC confirmed the first known case of the omicron variant in the U.S.
U.S. equity-index futures gained on Wednesday along with stocks in Europe as traders assessed the latest news on the omicron variant and the Federal Reserve’s signals of stepped-up efforts to curb elevated inflation. Bonds declined.
U.S. stock futures were higher in early morning trading on Wednesday, following a Tuesday sell-off on Wall Street over fears about the new omicron Covid variant and the Federal Reserve mulling a quicker-than-planned taper. Dow futures rose 155 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.88% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 1.34%.
Fresh concerns about the efficacy of existing vaccines against the omicron coronavirus strain pushed markets back into risk-off mode on Tuesday, with stocks in Europe dropping alongside U.S. equity futures. Bonds gained as investors sought havens.
U.S. stock futures dropped in overnight trading on Thursday as investors geared up for a shortened trading day amid renewed Covid fears over a new variant found in South Africa.
U.S. stock futures were little changed on Tuesday night after tech shares sold off for the second day in a row, pressured by rising rates that gave a boost to energy and financial stocks.
Stock futures rose on Monday ahead of the holiday-shortened week as President Joe Biden announced that he would renominate Jerome Powell to lead the Federal Reserve.
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 155 points, while the S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures both traded up by about 0.4%.
Stock futures rose slightly in overnight trading on Sunday ahead of the holiday-shortened week, a historically seasonally strong period for Wall Street.
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 55 points. S&P 500 futures edged up 0.1% and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.2%.
U.S. stock futures inched higher in early morning trading on Thursday following a tech-driven sell-off on Wall Street.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added about 14 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.4% and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.8%.
