Swingfolio Daily — US Markets
US briefings — Thursday, September 3, 2026
Pre-market setup and closing-bell recap for Thursday, September 3, 2026. Observations only — no trade advice.
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Nasdaq futures lag at +0.09% as Broadcom guides under consensus and Snowflake jumps 24%
S&P 500 futures traded at 7,693.50 at 8:44am ET on 3 September 2026, up 0.22%, while Nasdaq 100 futures lagged at +0.09% and Dow futures rose 0.45%. AVGO.US fell 3.07% pre-market after guiding fourth-quarter revenue to $34.8 billion against a $35.03 billion consensus, despite AI semiconductor revenue growing 221% to $16.7 billion. SNOW.US rose 24.11% on full-year product revenue guidance raised to $6.07 billion, lifting DDOG.US 6.15% and NOW.US 3.72%. Initial jobless claims printed 206,000 against a 205,000 forecast, and gold reached $4,515.70 an ounce, up 2.29%.
S&P 500 rises 1.06% to 7,747.71 as Waller signals a September Fed hold
US stocks closed higher on 3 September 2026. The S&P 500 rose 1.06% to 7,747.71, the Nasdaq 1.40% and the Dow 1.18%, after Fed Governor Christopher Waller said he would be inclined to support holding rates this month. September hike odds fell from 63.2% to 50.4%, the 10-year yield eased to 4.76% and the dollar index fell 0.61%. Bitcoin cleared $80,000, lifting MSTR.US 17.56% and HOOD.US 16.57%. Samsara traded 13% higher after the bell on a second-quarter beat.