Before Thursday's open, S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Dow and Russell 2000 futures are little changed. Reporting today: PepsiCo (before the open). Yesterday's session: Stocks closed modestly lower yesterday. The S&P 500 fell 0.2%, the Nasdaq-100 lost 0.3%, the Dow lost 0.7% and the Russell 2000 slipped 1.3%. That leaves the S&P 500 up 1.0% this week and up 14.9% for the year. Losses were broad - 364 of 502 S&P 500 stocks fell. Health care (+1.0%) and utilities (0.0%) led, while industrials (-2.2%) and materials (-1.5%) lagged. Treasury yields eased - the 10-year Treasury yield is 5.3% (down 4 basis points), the VIX is at 15.0 (-0.5) and oil is $96.2 a barrel. Macro headlines centred on the Fed and bond yields.
Direction of the stock-index futures versus their last settlement, early this morning (words only).
| Market | Direction |
|---|---|
| S&P 500 futures | Little changed |
| Nasdaq-100 futures | Little changed |
| Dow futures | Little changed |
| Russell 2000 futures | Little changed |
| Market | Move / level |
|---|---|
| S&P 500 | -0.2% |
| Nasdaq-100 | -0.3% |
| Dow | -0.7% |
| Russell 2000 | -1.3% |
| 10-yr | 5.3% |
| VIX | 15.0 |
| Oil | $96.2 |
| NRG Energy (NRG) no company-specific headline; its sector moved -0.1% (median) | +4.8% |
| Moderna (MRNA) Timothy Sykes: MRNA Stock Jumps As Nasdaq-100 Inclusion Ignites Momentum | +4.8% |
| Micron Technology (MU) Bloomberg: Micron Rallies as AI Tailwinds Drive a Street-High Price Target | Closing Bell | +4.1% |
| Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Benzinga: Caterpillar Stock Drops as FTC and USDA Seek Comments | -5.7% |
| Emcor (EME) Zacks Investment Research: Why Emcor Group (EME) Dipped More Than Broader Market Today | -4.8% |
| CrowdStrike (CRWD) Benzinga: Here's How Much $1000 Invested In CrowdStrike Holdings 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today | -4.8% |
A narrow market: the S&P 500 weights companies by size, so a few giants move it, while the average stock is the plain mean of all 500. Over these three months the 10 largest companies account for all of the index's gain; the other 490 together lost ground. Biggest contributors: Microsoft, Nvidia, Apple Inc., Meta Platforms, Palantir Technologies.
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