
Stocks Flat as Market Absorbs $78 Oil
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U.S. stock futures are relatively flat in premarket trading after the Dow Jones Industrial Index ($DJI) and Russell 2000 (RUT) settled at record highs Monday.
Monday’s rally came after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. and Iran had reached a deal to end the war in the Middle East. Falling oil prices contributed to positive stock moves, and crude is down another 3% today to 3-month lows near $78 per barrel.
Technology investments were leaders among gainers Monday with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) jumping more 5%. Investor focus remains on geopolitical headlines today along with U.S. housing starts and permits data.
Snapshot (as of 8 AM ET)
- Oil (/CL) – Oil prices are down roughly 3% to a recent $78.31
- Gold (/GC) – Gold is up 0.24% to 4,362.10
- Bitcoin (/BTC) – The cryptocurrency futures are down 0.23% to 66,440
- VIX – The CBOE Volatility Index is down 0.43% to 16.13
- U.S. Dollar ($DXY) – The dollar index is up 0.03% to 99.668
Biggest Premarket Movers (as of 8 AM ET)
Advancers:
- Western Digital Corp (WDC) 9.88%
- Seagate Technology Holdings Plc (STX) 7.69%
- Qualcomm Inc (QCOM) 4.86%
- Micron Technology Inc (MU) 3.09%
- Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 2.86%
Decliners:
- Marriott International Inc (MAR) -1.90%
- Intel Corp (INTC) -1.02%
- Microsoft Corp (MSFT) -0.87%
- Tesla Inc (TSLA) -0.84%
- LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -0.73%
Economic Data (ET)
- 08:30AM: Housing Starts/Permits
- 08:30AM: Import and Export Prices
- 01:00PM: 2-Year Bond Auction
Notable Earnings
- Premarket: UXIN, WLY
- Postmarket: LZB
- Premarket Wednesday: KMX, JBL, PGR
- Postmarket Wednesday: SB
Upgrades/Downgrades
- BofA upgrades ExxonMobil (XOM) to Buy from Neutral
- Wolfe Research upgrades Palantir (PLTR) to Peer Perform from Underperform
- Evercore ISI downgrades Roku (ROKU) to In Line from Outperform
- BTIG downgrades Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC) to Neutral from Buy

