Stocks may move to the upside in early trading on Wednesday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq potentially reaching another new record high. While the Dow futures are pointing to a slightly higher open, rising by just 30 points, the Nasdaq futures are up by 79 points.
The Nasdaq may continue to benefit from gains by big-name tech companies such as Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Facebook (FB) and Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL), which are all moving higher in pre-market trading.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.