After showing a lack of direction early in the session, stocks moved mostly lower over the course of the trading day on Monday. The major averages all moved to the downside on the day, with the Dow showing a notable decline. The weakness that emerged on Wall Street came amid a substantial increase by the price of crude oil, with U.S. crude oil futures surging by more than 3 percent.
Stocks have shown a lack of direction over the course of the trading session on Monday, with the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line following the strong performance seen last week. Currently, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 are posting modest gains.
Following the strength seen during last Friday's session, stocks may show a lack of direction in early trading on Monday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a roughly flat open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures down by less than a tenth of a percent. Uncertainty about the situation...
Investor sentiments continue to be stressed by the Middle East conflict on Monday. Early signs from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open lower. As of 7.50 am ET, the Dow futures were losing 222.00 points, the S&P 500 futures were down 12.00 points and the Nasdaq 100 futures...
After showing a strong move to the upside early in the session, stocks gave back ground over the course of the trading day on Friday. The major averages pulled back well off their highs of the session, with the Dow sliding into negative territory. The major averages eventually ended the day mixed.
Stocks have moved mostly higher during trading on Friday, extending the strong upward move seen over the course of the previous session. With the continued advance, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 have reached new record intraday highs. Currently, the major averages are well off their highs of the session but still in positive territory.
Stocks may move to the upside in early trading on Friday, extending the rally seen over the course of the previous session. The major index futures are currently pointing to a higher open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures up by 0.3 percent. Apple (AAPL) may help lead an extended advance on...
The Middle East conflict continues to have an impact on energy supply across the globe with a dual blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. Early trends from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open mostly positive on Friday. Asian shares finished mostly lower, while European shares are...
After seeing considerable volatility early in the session, stocks moved sharply higher over the course of the trading day on Thursday. The major averages all showed strong moves to the upside, with the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 reaching new record closing highs.
After moving to the upside at the start of trading, stocks have seen considerable volatility over the course of the session on Thursday. While the Dow has climbed more firmly into positive territory, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 have swung back and forth across the unchanged line. Currently, the major averages are all in positive territory.
After ending yesterday's choppy session little changed, stocks may move to the upside in early trading on Thursday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a higher open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures up by 0.5 percent. Early buying interest may be generated amid a positive reaction...
Initial cues from the U.S. Futures Suggest that Wall Street might open in positive territory on Thursday. The Middle East conflict still overshadows investor sentiments. In the Asian trading session, oil prices were up, gold jumped more than 1 percent to trade above $4,600 an ounce. The dollar...
Gold prices traded sharply higher on Thursday, rebounding from a one-month low hit in the previous session as a sharp rise in oil prices to four-year highs fueled inflation concerns. Sentiment was also shaped by the U.S. Federal Reserve's status-quo decision on interest rates for the third straight...
Oil prices have jumped to their highest since 2022 on Thursday amid stalled U.S.-Iran peace talks and concerns that supply disruptions could persist longer than initially expected. Brent crude prices for June delivery dipped to $117 a barrel in volatile trading after spiking to $126.41 earlier. Brent...
Following the pullback seen in the previous session, stocks showed a lack of direction over the course of the trading day on Wednesday. The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 spent the day bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line before eventually closing narrowly mixed.
May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.