US briefings — Monday, October 26, 2026

US Pre-Market 26 October 2026: Nasdaq Futures +0.68% as Oil Falls; Brazil ETF -26% After Lula Win

Nasdaq 100 futures were +0.68% and S&P 500 futures +0.41% at 8:31am ET on 26 October 2026 as December WTI fell 2.16% to $101.04 after President Trump ruled out an immediate strike on Iran. The iShares MSCI Brazil ETF fell 26.26% and XP.US 48.84% pre-market after President Lula won a fourth term. MU.US rose 2.56% before Anthropic's planned public IPO filing, and MRNA.US fell 8.23% on Phase 3 melanoma vaccine data. The Fed decides on Wednesday.