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Thursday, July 30, 2026
US Pre-Market, 30 July 2026: Microsoft Lifts Futures a Day After the Fed's Hawkish Hold
S&P 500 futures are up 0.70% and Nasdaq 100 futures 1.55% after MSFT.US rose 9.16% pre-market on a fourth-quarter revenue and Azure beat, while META.US fell 10.21% on second-quarter EPS of $6.18 against $7.22 expected. Wednesday's hawkish Fed hold, with three members voting for a hike, drove the Dow down 1,153.18 points for its worst session since April 2025. June PCE prices fell 0.1% on the month and slowed to 3.7% year over year, and Q2 GDP grew at a 1.5% annual rate.
S&P 500 Closes Up 1.66% as Microsoft Gains 15.51% and Semiconductors Rebound 8.19%
The S&P 500 closed at 7,437.63 on 30 July 2026, up 121.48 points or 1.66%. Microsoft MSFT.US rose 15.51% after Azure revenue grew 43% and passed $100 billion for fiscal 2026, and the PHLX Semiconductor Index gained 8.19% to end five consecutive losing sessions. Meta META.US fell 7.95% on an EPS miss and higher capital spending guidance. The equal-weight S&P 500 fell 0.16% on the same day, so the gain sat in a narrow set of large technology names. Amazon and Apple reported after the close.
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
US Pre-Market: Brent Jumps 6.96% to US$89.94, Korea's KOSPI Falls 5.98% Before the Fed
Brent crude jumped 6.96% to US$89.94 a barrel overnight on tight physical supply and Strait of Hormuz disruption, lifting US oil producers and pressuring airlines before the open. South Korea's KOSPI fell 5.98% to 5,663.24 and triggered a second straight circuit breaker after SK Hynix missed profit forecasts. S&P 500 futures held at 7,462.50, down 0.04%, into the Federal Reserve decision at 2:00pm ET.
S&P 500 Closes at the Session Low as Three Fed Dissents Point to a September Hike
The Fed held rates at 3.5% to 3.75% but three officials voted to hike, and fed funds futures ended the day pricing a 63% chance of a September increase. The S&P 500 closed at 7,316.15, down 1.52% and at its session low, after being up 0.28% during the press conference. Caterpillar and Goldman Sachs supplied 56% of the Dow's 1,153-point drop. Meta fell almost 10% after the bell on a $1.04 EPS miss, while Microsoft rose about 3% on Azure growth of 43%.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
US Pre-Market 28 July 2026: Chip Rout Splits Dow and Nasdaq Futures by 155 Basis Points
A report that China began mass-producing homegrown deep ultraviolet lithography tools drove South Korea’s KOSPI down 10.84% to a circuit breaker, Taiwan’s TAIEX down 4.65% and the Nikkei 225 down 3.95%. US memory and equipment names gapped lower, with Corning down 18.13% on Q3 guidance and Micron down 6.69%. Q2 beats from Unilever, Sherwin-Williams and Coca-Cola carried Dow futures 0.86% higher, opening a 155 basis point spread to Nasdaq 100 futures.
US Markets Close 28 July 2026: Dow Adds 537 Points as China Chip News Sinks Semiconductors
The S&P 500 rose 0.21% to 7,428.78 as a China-driven semiconductor selloff cost the index about 63 basis points and health care, staples and financials covered it. The Dow added 537.24 points to 52,747.32 while the Nasdaq slipped 0.22%. AMKR.US fell 24.74% on soft third-quarter guidance, and SK Hynix closed 14.65% lower in Seoul after ChangXin Memory listed in Shanghai.
Monday, July 27, 2026
US Pre-Market 27 July 2026: Futures Rise as Brent Falls 6.73% on a US-Iran Strike Pause
US futures point higher into the 27 July 2026 open after Washington and Tehran paused retaliatory strikes, sending Brent down 6.73% to US$90.27 and WTI down 5.90% to US$84.04. Oil producers fall pre-market, led by APA.US at -4.09%, while airlines gain on cheaper fuel with AAL.US +3.97%. FBRX.US is the largest single-name move at +39.58% on an agreed $2.2 billion cash takeover by Argenx. The FOMC decides on Wednesday 29 July.
US Markets Close 27 July 2026: S&P 500 Flat as Software Offsets a 5% Nvidia Fall
The S&P 500 finished at 7,413.18 on 27 July 2026, up 1.20 points or 0.02%, with the Dow up 0.51% and the Nasdaq down 0.18%. A 3.33% rally in software (CRM.US +6.07%, NOW.US +6.86%, PLTR.US +7.00%) offset a 4.99% fall in NVDA.US after reports it may backstop $250 billion of OpenAI financing. Brent crude fell 9.40% to US$87.68 once the US paused strikes on Iran, sending energy 2.11% lower. The equal-weight S&P 500 rose 0.75% against the cap-weighted 0.02%. CDNS.US beat after the close and traded up 4.03%.
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Nasdaq drops 2.1% on the week as AI spending doubts meet a $100 oil scare
US stocks posted a second straight weekly loss. The S&P 500 closed at 7,411.98, down 0.61%, and the Nasdaq fell 2.13% to 24,975.82, while the Dow held up better at a 0.38% decline. Tesla fell 17.8% and Alphabet dropped 7% on Thursday after Wednesday night results reopened the question of what AI capital spending is buying. Brent crude pushed above $100 for the first time in two months before easing to $96.78 on Friday. The 10-year Treasury yield rose about 14 basis points to 4.679%. Energy, utilities and industrials finished higher and the VIX ended lower at 18.58.
Friday, July 24, 2026
US stocks steady after Thursday's tech selloff as futures point higher, 24 July 2026
US stocks look to steady on Friday 24 July 2026 after Thursday's technology-led selloff dragged the S&P 500 down 1.21% and the Nasdaq 2.15%. S&P 500 futures are up 0.26% and Dow futures up 0.43% as crude eases 2.68% and the 10-year yield slips to 4.68%. Intel jumped 3.54% pre-market on a Q2 beat, while American Express fell 3.75% despite topping estimates, and new Section 301 tariffs of 10% to 12.5% took effect overnight.
US markets close 24 July 2026: S&P 500 flat as a semiconductor selloff offsets broad sector gains
US stocks split on 24 July 2026: the S&P 500 finished flat at 7,411.98 (+0.05%) as a 4.25% fall in the PHLX Semiconductor Index cancelled gains in 10 of 11 sectors. The Dow rose 0.46% to 51,947.25 on Salesforce and IBM strength while the Nasdaq fell 0.64%. RingCentral, Tenet Healthcare, Schlumberger and Digital Realty led earnings-driven gainers; MaxLinear, Nebius and Bloom Energy fell in an AI-infrastructure derating.
Thursday, July 23, 2026
US Pre-Market 23 July 2026: Futures Lower on Alphabet, Tesla AI-Spend Guidance; Oil Up Over 4%
US index futures point lower into the 23 July 2026 open after Alphabet and Tesla both lifted AI capital-spending plans, sending GOOGL.US down about 4.5% and TSLA.US about 6% pre-market. Oil is up over 4% on Iran and Strait of Hormuz supply risk, energy is the one higher US sector, and the US 10-year yield is at 4.70%.
S&P 500 Falls 1.21% as Tesla Drops 14.52% and Brent Crude Closes Above US$100
The S&P 500 closed at 7,408.30 on 23 July 2026, down 1.21%, after capital-spending plans from Alphabet and Tesla sent Consumer Discretionary down 4.61% and Communication Services down 3.50%. TSLA.US fell 14.52% on an adjusted EPS miss and GOOGL.US 7.13% after quarterly capex doubled to US$44.9 billion. Industrials rose 1.73% and Health Care 1.26% on second-quarter beats. Brent crude closed at US$100.55, up 6.89%, on Red Sea tanker attacks, and Intel traded 8.15% higher after the bell.
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
US Pre-Market: Nasdaq Futures Down 1.07% as Semiconductors Hand Back Tuesday's Rally
Nasdaq 100 futures trade 1.07% lower at 29,001.50 as the memory and storage names behind Tuesday's rally reverse: SNDK.US -4.42%, WDC.US -4.99%, MU.US -4.14%. SMCI.US gains 12.75% on more than $60 billion of new fourth-quarter orders. WTI at $87.08 (+3.25%) on an 11th consecutive night of US strikes on Iran keeps energy the firmest sector, and Alphabet and Tesla report after the close.
S&P 500 Slips 0.14% as Pegasystems Warning Hits Enterprise Software
The S&P 500 closed at 7,498.96 on 22 July 2026, down 0.14%, with the Dow flat at 52,218.58 and the Nasdaq down 0.57% to 25,690.90. PEGA.US fell 16.00% after missing on both lines and telling investors that customers are delaying purchases because of AI, and the read across took NOW.US down 6.47%, CRM.US 4.15% and ADBE.US 3.87%. Energy, materials and utilities absorbed most of that, with XLU.US up 2.25% and Brent at US$93.88 on an 11th straight night of US strikes on Iran. SMCI.US led the market at plus 19.84% on a record AI server backlog. Alphabet and Tesla both reported after the close.
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Nasdaq Futures +1.24% as Semiconductors Reverse a Month of Selling
Nasdaq 100 futures trade +1.24% against Dow futures +0.20% before the 21 July 2026 open, a split driven by semiconductors after the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index closed 19.8% under its 22 June peak. NBIS.US leads the pre-market at +6.51% on a disclosed 9.3% Nvidia stake. Korea's KOSPI closed +3.56% and Japan's Nikkei +3.26%. 3M, GM and Halliburton all beat consensus before the bell, and only MMM.US trades higher.
S&P 500 Closes Up 0.89% as Memory Stocks Reprice and Software Gets Sold
The S&P 500 closed at 7,509.20 on 21 July 2026, up 0.89%, snapping a three session losing run. Technology added roughly 87 bps of the 89 bps index move as DRAM and NAND contract pricing lifted memory and storage: SNDK.US +14.27%, WDC.US +12.51%, MU.US +12.17% and STX.US +11.14%. Semiconductors and software split inside the same sector, SMH.US +4.52% against IGV.US -1.25%. AEHR.US led at +27.86% on a Craig-Hallum target lift to $125. DHR.US -10.99%, VICR.US -7.05% and HAL.US -5.47% each beat on the quarter and each closed lower. The VIX fell 8.58% to 17.05.
Monday, July 20, 2026
US Pre-Market: Chips Bounce After the Semiconductor Index Falls Into a Bear Market
S&P 500 futures sit 0.39% higher and Nasdaq 100 futures 0.85% higher after the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index closed Friday 20.23% below its 22 June peak, a fall that started with Moonshot releasing its open-source Kimi K3 model. Seoul reopened after a holiday and closed 4.46% lower, while Hong Kong gained 2.36% on Chinese stimulus expectations. Memory and equipment names lead the pre-market bounce, with MU.US +4.71% and AMD.US +3.67%.
US stocks close mixed on 20 July 2026: S&P 500 dips 0.19% as a chip rebound fades into the bell
US stocks finished lower on 20 July 2026 as an early semiconductor rebound faded into the close and the 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4.60%. The S&P 500 slipped 0.19%, the Dow fell 0.59%, and 8 of 11 sectors closed red, led lower by health care. Bloom Energy was the worst S&P name at -8.33% on short-seller claims, and Oracle fell 3.98% after a credit downgrade.
Friday, July 17, 2026
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Nasdaq futures fall 0.93% as Korea's rate hike broadens the chip selloff
Nasdaq-100 futures trade 0.93% lower at 29,415.75 after the Bank of Korea delivered its first rate hike in three and a half years, sending the Kospi down 6.37% and pushing a semiconductor selloff out of memory into equipment and foundry names. Dow futures hold +0.07%, a 100 basis point split. UNH.US trades 6.61% higher at $446.26 after second-quarter adjusted earnings of $6.38 beat the $4.85 consensus. June retail sales rose 0.2% to $768.6 billion and initial jobless claims fell to 208,000.
US markets close 16 July 2026: S&P 500 -0.51% as chip selling outweighs nine rising sectors
The S&P 500 closed at 7,533.77 on 16 July 2026, down 0.51%, as a 2.28% fall in Technology outweighed gains in nine of the eleven sectors. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 3.8% after TSM.US guided 2026 capital spending to $60 billion to $64 billion, up from $52 billion to $56 billion. ManpowerGroup MAN.US rose 32.37% on Q2 earnings of $1.13 per share against a $1.44 loss a year earlier. Initial jobless claims fell to 208,000 against a 218,000 consensus. NFLX.US fell about 9% after the bell on its Q3 guidance.
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
US Pre-Market, 15 July 2026: Futures Edge Higher as PayPal Jumps 19% on a $53B Takeover Bid; June PPI Awaited
US futures point modestly higher into the open, with S&P 500 futures +0.05% and Nasdaq 100 +0.28%, as Tuesday's cool June CPI rally carries toward a June PPI print at 8:30am ET. PayPal jumped 19.08% pre-market on a $53 billion Stripe and Advent takeover approach, ASML rose 2.88% on a Q2 beat, and Asia rallied with Korea's Kospi up 6.24%. Firmer oil on Iran export-blockade threats and a soft European open are the offsets.
US Markets Close: S&P 500 +0.38% on 15 July 2026 as Memory Chips Fall and Software Leads
The S&P 500 closed at 7,572.40 on 15 July 2026, up 0.38%, with the Nasdaq up 0.62% and the VIX down to 15.67. A cooler June producer price report pushed money out of memory and AI hardware, where Micron fell 8.02% and Western Digital 8.78%, and into large-cap software, banks and rate-sensitive real estate. PayPal jumped 17.20% on a reported $53 billion takeover bid, and BlackRock rose 6.63% after assets under management hit a record $15.3 trillion.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
US Pre-Market, 14 July 2026: Futures Mixed as June CPI and Bank Earnings Collide, Oil Jumps on Hormuz
S&P 500 futures held near flat, Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.52% and Dow futures fell 0.48% ahead of the June CPI report at 8:30am ET, which lands the same morning as Q2 results from JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs. Brent crude jumped 3.93% to $86.57 on a Strait of Hormuz escalation, lifting the US 10-year yield to a two-month high near 4.61%.
US Close July 14 2026: Nasdaq +0.90% as chips and cyber rally, IBM posts worst day on record
US equities finished higher on 14 July 2026, with the Nasdaq up 0.90% and the S&P 500 up 0.38%, as a soft June inflation print lifted AI chip and cybersecurity names. IBM fell 25.21%, its worst day on record, after warning second-quarter revenue missed, while a health-care selloff and mixed bank earnings kept the gains in check.
Monday, July 13, 2026
US Pre-Market, July 13, 2026: Nasdaq Futures Slide 1.1% as a Memory-Chip Rout Meets an Iran Oil Shock
US equity futures point lower before Monday's open. Nasdaq 100 futures fell 1.12% as South Korea's Kospi dropped 8.95% into a circuit breaker on a memory-chip selloff led by SK Hynix, while a US-Iran clash near the Strait of Hormuz lifted Brent crude 3.70% to US$78.82. June CPI and big-bank earnings arrive Tuesday.
S&P 500 Falls 0.79% on July 13, 2026 as a Chip Selloff Tops an Oil-Driven Energy Rally
The S&P 500 closed at 7,515.34 on July 13, 2026, down 0.79%, as technology fell 2.42% and outweighed a 3.01% energy rally. Semiconductors led the decline after SK Hynix reversed more than 9% following Friday's Nasdaq debut, with SanDisk SNDK.US down 12.63% and Marvell MRVL.US 7.75%. Crude rose about 9% on renewed US-Iran strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, and the VIX rose 14.17% to 17.16.
Saturday, July 11, 2026
S&P 500 adds 1.2% for the week as tech heavyweights offset an Iran-driven Dow drop
US stocks finished the first week after the July 4 holiday higher but narrow. The S&P 500 rose 1.23% and the Nasdaq 1.74% on large technology and AI names, while the Dow fell 0.50% and the Russell 2000 slipped 0.61%. A mid-week collapse of the US-Iran ceasefire lifted oil more than 4% and pushed year-end rate-hike odds toward 85%.
Friday, July 10, 2026
US Pre-Market 10 July 2026: Nasdaq Futures Slip as Memory Chips Reverse, Meta Extends AI Rally
Nasdaq 100 futures traded 0.29% lower at 29,849.50 by 8:42am ET as memory chip names reversed Thursday's 3.06% gain in the PHLX Semiconductor Index ahead of SK Hynix's Nasdaq debut. WDFC.US led pre-market gainers at plus 16.70% on a $2.24 quarterly earnings print, and VOD.US rose 12.31% after Xavier Niel's Vega agreed to buy e&'s 16.2% stake. Dow futures held plus 0.17%, leaving the open split between semiconductors and the rest of the market.
S&P 500 Edges Up 0.42% as Nvidia and Meta Offset a Biotech Selloff
The S&P 500 closed 10 July 2026 up 0.42% at 7,575.39, with ten of eleven sectors higher, led by materials and communication services. NVDA.US +4.03% and META.US +5.97% were the biggest index-weight gainers, and Meta capped its best week in years on AI cloud plans and a BofA note on lower AI infrastructure costs. VOD.US +12.54% jumped after Xavier Niel’s Vega bought e&’s 16.2% stake, and WDFC.US +10.65% beat on revenue. Health care was the offset: the biotech ETF fell over 3% as MRNA.US -10.83% and IONS.US -9.37% led losers. The Russell 2000 fell 0.49%.
Thursday, July 9, 2026
US Pre-Market, July 9: Nasdaq Futures Up 0.86% on a Memory Rally as a Starbucks Software Plan Hits IBM
Nasdaq 100 futures trade +0.86% against Dow futures -0.02% before the 9 July 2026 US open, as a memory and storage rally runs into an enterprise software selloff. Seagate STX.US +6.97%, Western Digital WDC.US +6.89% and Micron MU.US +6.54% lead pre-market gains with SK Hynix's Nasdaq ADR book more than 7 times oversubscribed. Ionis IONS.US -19.11% and AstraZeneca AZN.US -7.66% after their Phase 3 heart trial missed its primary endpoint. Initial jobless claims print at 8:30am ET against a 218,000 consensus.
S&P 500 Adds 0.81% as Meta's In-House AI Chip Lifts Equipment Makers and Nvidia Lags
The S&P 500 rose 0.81% to 7,543.64 on 9 July 2026 after Reuters reported Meta will put its own AI accelerator into production in September, lifting chip equipment makers LRCX.US +6.01%, AMD.US +5.67% and MU.US +4.52%. META.US +4.70% was the largest single contributor, while NVDA.US -0.66% finished as the only large-cap chipmaker lower. IONS.US -23.90% and AZN.US -5.70% after their Phase 3 heart trial missed its primary endpoint, with BBIO.US +15.12% on the other side. COST.US -4.21% and PEP.US -3.25% weighed on staples. LEVI.US traded lower after the bell despite raising guidance.
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
US Pre-Market, July 8: Futures Fall as Trump Calls Iran Ceasefire Over, Brent Jumps 4.54%
US stock futures fell early Wednesday after President Trump said the deal to end the Iran conflict was over, sending Brent crude up 4.54% to US$77.53 and the VIX up 8.8% to 17.55. Energy and defense rose in pre-market while chipmakers extended Tuesday's selloff and South Korea's Kospi fell 5.35%. The June FOMC minutes at 2:00pm ET, the first under new Chair Kevin Warsh, headline the day.
Oil surge drags the Dow 1.09% lower as chips hold the Nasdaq green: US stocks split on July 8, 2026
The S&P 500 fell 0.28% to 7,482.7 on July 8, 2026 as a 6.86% jump in Brent crude lifted energy and pushed Treasury yields higher, while financials and materials dragged the Dow down 1.09%. Broadcom and Nvidia held the Nasdaq green at +0.20%. Alibaba rose 11.05% on a US DOJ deal; consumer-credit lenders led financials lower.
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
US Pre-Market, July 7: Chip Selloff Pulls Nasdaq Futures Down 0.9% as Samsung Slides on Demand Fears
US index futures point lower before the July 7 open after a semiconductor selloff that began in Asia. Nasdaq 100 futures are down about 0.9% and S&P 500 futures 0.2%, while Dow futures hold roughly flat a day after the Dow's first close above 53,000. Samsung Electronics posted a record quarterly profit but fell about 9.6%, dragging South Korea's Kospi down 4.9%, and Micron led US chipmakers lower pre-market. The May trade balance is due at 8:30am ET, with the June Fed minutes on Wednesday.
Chip selloff drags Nasdaq 1.16% lower as Samsung and DeepSeek hit semiconductors
A semiconductor selloff sparked by Samsung's Q2 memory earnings and reports that DeepSeek is building its own AI chip pulled the Nasdaq down 1.16% and the S&P 500 down 0.45% on 7 July 2026. INTC.US fell 9.66% while NVDA.US held at +0.71%. Money rotated into energy (+2.84%) and health care (+1.53%). Vertex agreed to buy Crinetics (CRNX.US +98.74%) for $10 billion.