Before Wednesday's open, S&P 500, Dow and Russell 2000 futures are slightly lower and Nasdaq-100 futures are lower. Yesterday's session: Stocks closed higher yesterday. The S&P 500 rose 0.5%, the Nasdaq-100 gained 0.5%, the Dow gained 0.5% and the Russell 2000 slipped 0.7%. That leaves the S&P 500 up 1.2% this week and up 15.1% for the year. Gains were broad - 340 of 502 S&P 500 stocks rose. Utilities (+3.0%) and consumer discretionary (+1.2%) led, while health care (-0.2%) and communication services (0.0%) lagged. In the latest readings, the 10-year Treasury yield is 5.3% (up 3 basis points), the VIX is at 15.5 and oil is $96.2 a barrel. Macro headlines centred on bond yields and oil.
Direction of the stock-index futures versus their last settlement, early this morning (words only).
| Market | Direction |
|---|---|
| S&P 500 futures | Slightly lower |
| Nasdaq-100 futures | Lower |
| Dow futures | Slightly lower |
| Russell 2000 futures | Slightly lower |
| Market | Move / level |
|---|---|
| S&P 500 | +0.5% |
| Nasdaq-100 | +0.5% |
| Dow | +0.5% |
| Russell 2000 | -0.7% |
| 10-yr | 5.3% |
| VIX | 15.5 |
| Oil | $96.2 |
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| Constellation Energy (CEG) Bloomberg: Constellation Energy Surges 12% on Google Nuclear Power Deal | Closing Bell | +12.2% |
| Seagate Technology (STX) Barron's: Seagate and Western Digital Drop. The Hot Tech Stocks Have a Big Toshiba Problem. | -9.2% |
| Moderna (MRNA) Yahoo Finance: Novavax, Moderna stocks fall after WHO calls plague risk 'low' | -7.8% |
| Western Digital (WDC) Barron's: Seagate and Western Digital Drop. The Hot Tech Stocks Have a Big Toshiba Problem. | -6.9% |
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