Swingfolio Daily — US Markets
US briefings — Thursday, September 17, 2026
Pre-market setup and closing-bell recap for Thursday, September 17, 2026. Observations only — no trade advice.
Thursday, September 17, 2026
US Pre-Market, 17 September 2026: S&P 500 Futures 1.14% Higher as Jobless Claims Fall to 196,000 After the Fed Hike
S&P 500 futures were 1.14% higher and Nasdaq 100 futures 1.47% higher at 8:33am ET on 17 September 2026 as initial jobless claims fell 10,000 to 196,000 and the 10-year yield eased to about 4.96%, the morning after the Fed raised rates 25 bp. GNRC.US rose 29.28% pre-market after Amazon signed a backup generator supply agreement worth up to $8 billion, and WTI fell 2.97% to US$99.39.
S&P 500 rises 1.14% as chipmakers lead the rebound from the Fed hike
The S&P 500 added 1.14% to 7,637.76 on 17 September 2026 as semiconductors recovered the ground lost to the prior day Federal Reserve rate hike and the 10-year Treasury yield fell back below 5%. Chips contributed about 41 bps of the 114 bps index move. Generac led single names, up 18.34% on an Amazon data-center generator award, while sportsbook stocks fell on prediction-market competition.