XAU/USD eyes $3,500 and WTI nears $85 on Israel-Iran escalation, while SPDR S&P 500 ETF and E-mini Nasdaq futures snap three-month rising wedges. Macro overview Escalating Israel-Iran hostilities have sparked a classic risk-off rotation: capital is pouring into safe-havens (gold, crude oil) while major equity benchmarks are fracturing long-standing technical structures. Below is a comprehensive
Shares in Nvidia rose nearly 5% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company posted first-quarter earnings that beat market expectations, despite a substantial revenue loss stemming from tightened US export restrictions on chip sales to China. For the fiscal first quarter of 2026, Nvidia reported total revenue of $44.1 billion (£34.8 billion), up 69%
US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street are currently pointing to a negative start to Tuesday’s trading session, even as investors brushed aside concerns arising from the Moody’s downgrade. Monday’s session saw the resultant gap-down from the downgrade being swiftly bought into, as benchmark indices recovered all their losses to end above the flat
US stock futures wavered after investor optimism largely persisted for another day despite growing warnings that relief over trade developments could be short-lived. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) rose 0.1%. Futures attached to the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) traded flat. On Monday, stocks ticked up
May 19, 2025 11:46 PM IST US Stock Market LIVE Updates: Moody’s Cuts Deposit Ratings at Major Banks After Downgrading US Moody’s Ratings cut its ratings for deposits at some of the biggest banks, including Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co., citing Friday’s downgrade of the US and the government’s weakened ability to
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US Stock Market Live: US stock futures have seen a slide in early trading on Sunday evening US time, as a credit rating downgrade of the world’s largest economy by Moody’s has hit sentiment. The Dow futures are down 280 points, while those on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are down 50 points and 165
US Stock Market Highlights: The S&P 500 closed higher, marking a five-session winning streak with a 5.3% weekly gain. The Nasdaq rose 0.52%, up 7.2% for the week, led by tech stocks amid easing US-China trade tensions. US Stock Market Live: The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday, extending its winning streak to five sessions
May 16, 2025 11:32 PM IST US Stock Market Live: Nvidia eyes R&D facility in Shanghai Nvidia is planning to set up a research and development centre in Shanghai as it looks to strengthen its presence in China’s growing artificial intelligence market, despite tighter U.S. export controls. The move follows CEO Jensen Huang’s recent visit
US Stock Market Live: Wall Street futures are trading higher ahead of the final session of the week, pointing to a positive opening. Dow futures are up by 150 points, with the S\&P 500 and Nasdaq futures gaining 15 and 50 points respectively. Thursday’s rally was driven by a drop in bond yields, as weaker-than-expected