
U.S. Futures Higher: Iran, Hormuz Hostilities Paused
U.S. stock futures are higher in premarket trading as investors weigh a pause in hostilities between the U.S. and Iran.
The U.S. and Iran agreed Sunday to pause hostilities and allow commercial vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz freely, following a weekend of military exchanges, including Kuwait and Bahrain, that threatened to derail negotiations aimed at ending conflict. The U.S. attacked Iranian military targets over the weekend in retaliation for Iranian strikes in the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices are higher with the U.S. futures price back above $70 per barrel.
In this holiday-shortened week, investor focus will be on jobs data. Reports are due on job openings, ADP employment and June non-farm payrolls.
U.S. stock futures are higher in premarket trading as investors weigh a pause in hostilities between the U.S. and Iran.
The U.S. and Iran agreed Sunday to pause hostilities and allow commercial vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz freely, following a weekend of military exchanges, including Kuwait and Bahrain, that threatened to derail negotiations aimed at ending conflict. The U.S. attacked Iranian military targets over the weekend in retaliation for Iranian strikes in the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices are higher with the U.S. futures price back above $70 per barrel.
In this holiday-shortened week, investor focus will be on jobs data. Reports are due on job openings, ADP employment and June non-farm payrolls.
Snapshot (as of 8 AM ET)
- Oil (/CL) – Oil is up nearly 1% to about $70 per barrel
- Gold (/GC) – Gold is down 1% to 4,054.50
- Bitcoin (/BTC) – The cryptocurrency is up 0.06% to 60,030
- VIX – The CBOE Volatility Index has slipped 0.43% to 18.33
- U.S. Dollar ($DXY) – The dollar is down 0.14% to 101.211
Biggest Premarket Movers (as of 8 AM ET)
Advancers:
- Comcast Corp (CMCSA) +22.66%
- Charter Communications (CHTR) +19.72%
- Axon Enterprise (AXON) +3.91%
- Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +3.66%
- Applied Materials (AMAT) +3.64%
Decliners:
- Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) -2.28%
- Newmont Corp (NEM) -0.83%
- Coca-Cola (KO) -0.76%
- Micron Technology (MU) -0.67%
- Verizon Communications (VZ) -0.62%
Economic Data (ET)
- 10:30AM: Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey
- 11:30AM: 3- and 6-Month Bill Auctions
Notable Earnings
- Premarket: CNXC, AVAV
- Postmarket: n/a
- Premarket Tuesday: n/a
- Postmarket Tuesday: STZ, NKE, PRGS
Upgrades/Downgrades
- Seaport Research upgrades Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) to Buy from Neutral
- Arete upgrades Roblox (RBLX) to Buy from Neutral
- BNP Paribas upgrades United Rentals (URI) to Outperform from Neutral
- Phillip Securities downgrades Adobe (ADBE) to Neutral from Buy
- Arete downgrades CrowdStrike (CRWD) to Neutral from Buy
- Phillip Securities downgrades Salesforce (CRM) to Neutral from Buy
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