S&P 500 Cons Staples Sep '26 (BLU26)
S&P 500 Cons Staples Futures Market News and Commentary
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.86%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +2.65%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.84%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) are up +2.69%.
Stock indexes are rallying sharply today after strong growth at Microsoft reassured investors that massive spending on artificial intelligence is starting to pay off. Microsoft is up more than +13% after reporting late Wednesday that Q4 Azure and other cloud services revenue ex-forex rose +43%, better than the consensus of +39.3% and the fastest quarterly growth in four years. Microsoft's positive earnings are also fueling a sharp rally in chipmakers and AI-infrastructure stocks, pushing the overall market even higher. The markets will get another look at megacap earnings when Amazon.com and Apple report after today’s close.
On the negative side, Meta Platforms is down more than -8% after a disapp... Read more
Barchart · 1 hour ago
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.86%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ...
Barchart · Thu Jul 30, 9:06AM CDT
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +1.12%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.64%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ...
Barchart · Thu Jul 30, 5:39AM CDT
September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU26) are up +0.48%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU26) are up +1.02% this morning as investors cheered...
Barchart · Wed Jul 29, 3:37PM CDT
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed down -1.52%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -2.19%, and the Nasdaq 100...
Barchart · Wed Jul 29, 10:25AM CDT
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.71%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -1.53%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX...
Barchart · Wed Jul 29, 9:06AM CDT
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.18%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX...
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