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Dow Jones Futures Rise On Microsoft, Meta, Google Earnings; Will Trump, Xi Seal Trade Deal Tonight?
Dow Jones futures rose slightly overnight, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. MicrosoftMSFT, Meta PlatformsMETA and Google parent AlphabetGOOGL reported late Wednesday. A Trump-Xi meeting looms overnight with investors betting on a trade deal or truce.
Stock futures showed little movement Monday evening after a major rally in US indexes earlier. The S&P 500 closed above 6,800 for the first time, marking its 35th record close this year. The Dow and Nasdaq also reached all-time highs.
U.S. stock futures were swinging on Tuesday following Monday’s positive moves. Futures of major benchmark indices were mixed.
All eyes are now on the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, scheduled to take place in a few minutes from now in South Korea. But while the market is factoring in some mega announcements,
US stock futures extended their rally on October 26, driven by investor optimism over anticipated Federal Reserve interest rate cuts and easing US-China trade tensions. Major indexes climbed, with technology stocks leading gains ahead of key earnings reports.
US futures rose in Asian trading as Trump signaled a potential Xi meeting at the APEC Summit, boosting Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 ahead of key US data.
Stock futures pointed sharply higher Monday, led by chipmaker and tech shares, on optimism that the U.S. and China would strike a trade deal, with President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping set to meet later this week.
The Associated Press is reporting a jump in U.S. futures amid an expected trade deal with China. The future for the S&P 500 jumped 0.9% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.6%, while European markets changed very little,
The federal government shutdown, which kicked in at midnight, has markets on edge. Stock futures dropped and the dollar weakened, while gold futures hit another record high.. Government Shutdown Begins as Funding Lapses Some federal services will be halted ...
NASDAQ rallied as traders focused on recent improvements in U.S. – China relations. Qualcomm, which was up by 12.2%, was the best performer in the NASDAQ index today. The stock rallied as Qualcomm announced AI chips that would compete with NVIDIA and AMD.