Morning Watchlist: S&P Snaps 4-Week Losing Streak
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U.S. Stock Futures are sharply higher ahead of the Wall Street open as investors are becoming more optimistic that tariff policy will be more targeted as opposed to broad-based. Tech is leading the gains with the Nasdaq-100 (/NQ) Futures up 1.3% as traders are buying beaten-down stocks in the sector. Stocks are coming off a week that finally saw some gains with the S&P 500 snapping a four-week losing streak by rising a modest 0.5%. Investor focus will continue to be on tariff headlines today along with PMI Composite data.
Snapshot (as of 7 AM ET)
- Oil (/CL) – Oil prices are up 0.8% near $68.80 a barrel as investors assessed the outlook for ceasefire talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war, which could lead to an increase in Russian oil to global markets.
- Gold (/GC) – Gold is 0.3% higher, lingering below the records it set last week.
- Bitcoin (/BTC) – The cryptocurrency is up 4.5% and is nearing $88K.
- VIX – The CBOE Volatility Index has fallen almost 2% to just below 19.
- U.S. Dollar (/DX) – The dollar is about flat at 103.6.
Biggest Premarket Movers (Mark % Change as of 7 AM ET)
- Tesla (TSLA): +3.87%
- Freeport-McMoran (FCX): +2.91%
- Meta Platforms (META): +2.94%
- Lockheed Martin (LMT): -1.75%
- Abbvie (ABBV): -0.48%
- Verizon (VZ): -0.43%
Economic Data
- 8:30AM ET
- Chicago Fed Natl. Activity Index
- 9:45AM ET
- PMI Composite Flash
- 11:30AM ET
- 3-Month Bill Auction
- 6-Month Bill Auction
Earnings
- Premarket: LUNR
- Postmarket: KBH, OKLO
- Premarket Tomorrow: CSIQ, MKC, PONY
- Postmarket Tomorrow: GME, WOR
Upgrades/Downgrades
- Melius Research upgrades Boeing (BA) to Buy from Hold
- Raymond James upgrades Lumentum (LITE) to Strong Buy from Outperform
- Jefferies upgrades FedEx (FDX) to Buy from Hold
- Evercore ISI downgrades Lennar (LEN) to In Line from Outperform
- Goldman Sachs downgrades Super Micro (SMCI) to Sell from Neutral
- BofA downgrades Lockheed Martin (LMT) to Neutral from Buy
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