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Monday, July 6, 2026
US Pre-Market, July 6: Memory-Chip Rebound Lifts Nasdaq Futures 1.2%
US index futures climbed before the July 6 open as memory-chip makers rebounded, with Nasdaq 100 futures up 1.19% and S&P 500 futures up 0.43%. Western Digital, Seagate and Micron gained 3% to 6% pre-market ahead of Samsung's Tuesday earnings and SK Hynix's $28 billion Nasdaq listing on Friday. June ISM Services PMI is due at 10:00am ET.
S&P 500 +0.72% on 6 July 2026 as semis and Tesla lead a narrow tech advance; Dow closes at a record
The S&P 500 closed at 7,537.43 on 6 July 2026, up 0.72%, as semiconductors (WDC.US +7.14%, AMD.US +6.61%) and Tesla TSLA.US +6.69% led a narrow advance and the Dow set a record. Only 5 of 11 sectors finished higher, with defensives the drag, and the VIX fell to 15.57.
Saturday, July 4, 2026
S&P 500 ends holiday week +1.8% on soft jobs; memory chips and Bitcoin miners slump
US stocks rose in the holiday-shortened week to July 2, 2026: S&P 500 +1.8%, Nasdaq +2.1%, and the Dow +2.0% to a record 52,900, after June payrolls slowed to 57,000 and firmed the case for the Fed to hold. A memory-chip selloff hit Micron, Sandisk and Kioxia, and Bitcoin miners fell about 22% as Bitcoin slipped below $60,000. Abivax led at +48% on Phase 3 data.
Thursday, July 2, 2026
US Pre-Market July 2, 2026: Futures Flat Before the June Jobs Report as Memory Chips Drag Asia
US equity futures were flat on July 2, 2026 with S&P 500 futures up 0.11%, as traders awaited June nonfarm payrolls (consensus near 110,000) at 8:30am ET. Overnight a memory-chip selloff sent South Korea's KOSPI down 7.89% and Japan's Nikkei down 2.47%, while European equities rose.
US stocks split as the Dow hits a record and chip-equipment stocks sink: Dow +1.14%, Nasdaq -0.80% on July 2, 2026
US stocks split on July 2, 2026. The Dow rose 1.14% to a record 52,900 and eight of 11 sectors gained as soft June payrolls (57,000 versus 110,000 expected) bid up defensives, while the Nasdaq fell 0.80% on a semiconductor-equipment selloff that took Axcelis down 18.97% and Teradyne 13.63%. Apple rose 4.84% and held the S&P 500 flat; Tesla fell 7.49% despite a delivery beat.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
US Pre-Market July 1 2026: Futures Slip to Start Q3 After Best Quarter Since 2020
US equity futures point lower into the July 1 open. Nasdaq futures are off 0.61% as the 10-year Treasury yield firms to 4.42% and the US Dollar Index adds 0.25%, one session after June 30 capped Q2 with a tech-led record close and the best quarter since 2020. Today brings ADP, JOLTS and ISM Manufacturing before a holiday-shortened week.
US stocks dip as AI hardware sells off on Meta cloud report: S&P 500 -0.22%, Nasdaq -0.66%
US stocks ended slightly lower on July 1, 2026, with a sharp rotation under the surface. A report that Meta will build a cloud business to sell its excess AI compute knocked down chip, memory and AI-cloud names, with Nebius off 17.0% and Micron and SanDisk down about 10.6%, while Meta rose 8.8% and software, internet and health-care shares gained. June ISM Manufacturing (53.3) and ADP jobs (98,000) both missed ahead of Thursday's payrolls report.
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
US Pre-Market June 30: Futures Hold Near Records as Q2 Ends
US futures are modestly higher into the second-quarter close after Monday's technology-led rally sent the Dow above 52,000 for the first time. Tesla led the gainers, Micron's record results kept semiconductors bid, and traders now turn to Chicago PMI, Consumer Confidence and Nike earnings.
US stocks close higher as semiconductors lead: Nasdaq +1.52%, AMD hits a record, SanDisk +10.9%
US equities closed higher on June 30, 2026, led by semiconductors and AI infrastructure. The Nasdaq added 1.52% and the S&P 500 0.79%, with AMD at a record and SanDisk up 10.9%, while telecom, data-center REITs and staples fell as the 10-year yield rose to 4.42%. Nike and Constellation Brands reported after the close.
Monday, June 29, 2026
US Pre-Market June 29: Futures Rise as US-Iran Tensions Ease; Comcast Jumps on Plan to Split in Two
US stock futures climbed into the Monday open after Washington and Tehran agreed to stand down and resume talks in Doha, with S&P 500 futures up 0.9% and Nasdaq 100 futures up 1.2%. Comcast jumped about 20% on a plan to split into two public companies, and Charter rose alongside it. The week is holiday-shortened, with the June jobs report due Thursday and the cash market closed Friday.
US close, June 29 2026: Dow tops 52,000 as Alphabet joins and tech rebounds
US stocks rose on June 29 2026, the S&P 500 up 1.18% to 7,440.43 and the Nasdaq up 2.07%, as the largest growth stocks rebounded and the Dow closed above 52,000 for the first time on Alphabet's index debut. Iridium jumped 25.44% on a $54 a share Rocket Lab takeover that lifted satellite names. Capital-markets brokers lagged.
Saturday, June 27, 2026
S&P 500 ends the week down 1.9% as an AI-chip rout sinks the Nasdaq 4.6%; biotech and defensives lead a rotation
US stocks split this week. The Nasdaq lost 4.6% and the S&P 500 fell 1.9% as a report that OpenAI may delay its IPO triggered a semiconductor selloff, but the Dow rose 0.6% and the Russell 2000 gained 1.0% as money rotated into biotech, health care, utilities and staples. A hot core PCE print of 3.4% closed the week.
Friday, June 26, 2026
US Pre-Market June 26: Nasdaq Futures Fall as Memory Costs Split Big Tech
S&P 500 futures sit 0.48% lower and Nasdaq 100 futures 1.18% lower into the Friday open as rising memory costs split big tech: AAPL.US fell 6.15% and MSFT.US 3.45% on Thursday while MU.US rose 15.81% and SNDK.US 21.52%. South Korea's KOSPI fell 5.81% and tripped a circuit breaker overnight, and WTI crude fell 3.18%.
US close, 26 June 2026: S&P 500 flat as a semiconductor selloff meets a software rebound
The S&P 500 finished down 0.05% at 7,354.02 as a semiconductor selloff offset a rebound in the largest software stocks and a 3.03% gain in Health Care. ON Semiconductor fell 23.66% after a $7 billion all-stock deal for Synaptics, while Microsoft rose 5.71%. Breadth was positive, with 7 of 11 sectors higher.
Thursday, June 25, 2026
US Pre-Market: Nasdaq Futures Jump 2% on Micron's Record Memory Quarter
Nasdaq 100 futures rose 2.03% before Thursday's US open after Micron posted a record 84.9% gross margin and guided fiscal Q4 revenue to $49 billion to $51 billion. Qualcomm added 11.7% on raised data center targets. Asia's memory makers led overnight, with KOSPI +5.42% and Nikkei +4.61%. Markets now await the May PCE inflation report at 8:30am ET.
US Close 25 June 2026: Dow Sets a Record as Apple and Microsoft Slide on Higher Memory Prices
US indexes finished 25 June in different directions. The Dow set an all-time high and the Russell 2000 rose 0.71%, while the Nasdaq fell 0.46% and the S&P 500 closed flat. Apple and Microsoft fell after each said it would raise hardware prices to cover higher memory costs, offsetting a 15.78% jump in Micron and a rally across the chipmakers.
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
US Pre-Market: Futures Firm After Chip Rout as Micron Earnings Headline the Day
US futures point modestly higher on Wednesday after a semiconductor-led selloff cut the Nasdaq 2.21% on Tuesday. Korea's KOSPI rebounded 3.26% overnight, easing the chip panic. Micron reports earnings after the close, the session's marquee event, while Alphabet's move into the Dow and a light US data slate round out the day.
US Markets, 24 June 2026: S&P 500 Flat as Yields Fall, Micron Beat Lifts Tech Futures After the Bell
US stocks finished near flat on 24 June 2026. A 9 basis point drop in the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.40% lifted the Dow 0.35% and the Russell 2000 0.37%, offsetting a 2.27% fall in Microsoft and broad mega-cap tech weakness. After the close, Micron beat estimates and guided Q4 well above consensus, sending Nasdaq 100 futures up 1.63%. Energy was the worst sector as Brent fell 3.31% on a US-Iran oil roadmap.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
US Pre-Market: Nasdaq Futures Drop 2.7% as Asia's Memory-Chip Rout Spreads (June 23, 2026)
Nasdaq 100 futures fell 2.74% and S&P 500 futures 1.36% before the US open on 23 June 2026 as an AI selloff rotated into memory chips. Marvell, Micron and Western Digital dropped about 8% pre-market after South Korea's Kospi fell 9.99% and tripped a circuit breaker. The damage stayed concentrated in tech, with Dow futures down 0.50%.
US Close: Nasdaq Sinks 2.2% as Asia Memory-Chip Rout Hits Semis, Defensives Hold (June 23, 2026)
US stocks fell on June 23, 2026 as a memory-chip selloff that began in Asia, where South Korea's Kospi dropped 9.99% and tripped a circuit breaker, reached US semiconductors. The Nasdaq lost 2.21% and the S&P 500 1.44%, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index down 7.87%, while the Dow held near flat and seven of eleven sectors rose. FedEx and Cerebras both beat estimates after the close but fell on cautious guidance.
Monday, June 22, 2026
US stocks pre-market: futures steady after the Juneteenth break as Alphabet slips and chips stay firm
US markets reopen after the Juneteenth holiday with index futures near flat. Alphabet leads the mega-caps lower on an AI-chip note while Micron and the chip group stay firm, the 10-year yield holds near 4.50%, and Marvell and Flex join the S&P 500 ahead of Thursday's Core PCE.
US stocks 22 June 2026: Nasdaq drops 1.32% as money rotates out of mega-cap tech; Dow closes higher
The S&P 500 lost 0.37% to 7,472.79 and the Nasdaq fell 1.32% on 22 June 2026 as investors sold mega-cap technology. Alphabet dropped 4.99%, its worst day in over a year, after two senior AI researchers left for OpenAI and Anthropic. The Dow rose 0.29% and the Russell 2000 added 0.83% with seven of eleven sectors higher, a rotation into value and small-caps rather than a broad decline.
Thursday, June 18, 2026
US pre-market, June 18, 2026: Futures rebound as an Iran deal sinks oil and Intel jumps on an Apple chip pact
US stock futures rebounded on June 18, 2026, with Nasdaq-100 futures up 1.74% and S&P 500 futures up 0.91%. A US-Iran interim deal sank oil to a multi-month low and an Intel-Apple chip pact lifted semiconductors, partly recovering Wednesday's selloff after the Fed's hawkish dot-plot flip.
S&P 500 +1.08% on a Chip Surge as Intel Jumps 10.6%; Accenture Sinks 18% (18 June 2026 US Close)
The S&P 500 added 1.08% to 7,500.58 on 18 June 2026, led by a semiconductor surge (Intel +10.64%, Micron +8.70%) after a report that Apple would work with Intel on US chip production. Accenture fell 17.97% on a full-year guidance cut, dragging EPAM, Cognizant and Infosys lower. Soft May retail sales held the Dow at +0.14% and lifted bets on two Fed rate cuts. US markets are closed Friday for Juneteenth.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
US pre-market: stocks steady before Warsh's first Fed decision, chips weigh on Nasdaq
US stock futures are slightly higher before the open as the market waits on the Federal Reserve's June 17 rate decision, the first chaired by Kevin Warsh. A hold is almost fully priced, so focus falls on the updated projections and his debut press conference. The Dow closed at a record while the Nasdaq fell on a semiconductor selloff, and oil's slide on US-Iran progress is easing inflation fears.
S&P 500 Falls 1.2% After Warsh's First Fed Meeting Points to a 2026 Rate Hike
The Federal Reserve held rates at 3.50% to 3.75% at Kevin Warsh's first meeting, but new projections pointing to a 2026 hike instead of cuts sent US stocks lower. The S&P 500 fell 1.21% to 7,420.10, the Nasdaq lost 1.34%, Treasury yields rose, the dollar gained, and the VIX jumped 12%. CarMax slid on margin pressure despite beating estimates, and Moderna rose ahead of an FDA flu-vaccine vote.
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
US Pre-Market, 16 June 2026: Futures Steady After Monday's Tech Surge as Oil Falls Again Before Warsh's First Fed Decision
US equity futures steadied early on 16 June after a US-Iran peace deal reopening the Strait of Hormuz sent the Nasdaq up 3.07% on Monday and kept oil falling. WTI dropped 4.14% to US$76.15, the 10-year yield eased to 4.44%, and pre-market movers were led by SpaceX, Micron and Western Digital. The FOMC decision under new chair Kevin Warsh is due Wednesday.
US close June 16, 2026: Dow record as AI-chip selloff pulls Nasdaq down 1.15%
US equities split on June 16, 2026: the S&P 500 fell 0.57% to 7,511.35 and the Nasdaq dropped 1.15% as AI-semiconductor names led a second leg lower, while the Dow rose 0.64% to a record 51,999.67. Financials led seven of eleven advancing sectors, JPMorgan up 3.68%, and the 10-year yield eased to 4.428% ahead of the June 17 Fed decision, Kevin Warsh's first as Chair.
Monday, June 15, 2026
US Pre-Market June 15: Futures Firm as US-Iran Deal Sinks Crude 5% and Drains the VIX
US equity futures point to a higher open on June 15 after a weekend US-Iran deal to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. WTI crude fell 5.45% to US$80.25, Brent 4.90%, and the VIX slid to 16.7. Asia surged on the oil drop, with the Nikkei 225 +4.99% and KOSPI +5.20%. Tesla leads the US mega-caps pre-market while Apple lags, all ahead of Kevin Warsh's first FOMC meeting Tuesday and Wednesday.
US Markets June 15, 2026: Nasdaq Surges 3.07% as US-Iran Peace Deal Reopens the Strait of Hormuz
US stocks rallied on June 15, 2026 after a weekend US-Iran peace agreement reopened the Strait of Hormuz. The S&P 500 rose 1.65% to 7,554.29 and the Nasdaq jumped 3.07%, led by memory and AI chips (WDC.US +16.10%, MU.US +10.84%). Oil fell 4.38% to US$81.16, dragging energy lower (XLE -3.48%). The VIX dropped 8.37% to 16.20 ahead of Wednesday's FOMC decision.
Saturday, June 13, 2026
S&P 500 ends week +0.7% as chip gear rallies and software derates
The S&P 500 rose 0.65% on the week to 7,431.46 as a sharp rebound in semiconductor-equipment stocks ran alongside an 11% to 19% slide in enterprise software. The Russell 2000 led at +3.90%, the VIX fell 18% to 17.68, and a record SpaceX IPO plus advancing US-Iran talks drove a risk-on Friday. Kevin Warsh chairs his first FOMC next week.
Friday, June 12, 2026
US Pre-Market: Futures Hold Thursday's Iran De-escalation Rally as SpaceX Debuts (12 June 2026)
S&P 500 futures sit +0.23% after the cash index closed +1.75% on Thursday, when Trump called off planned Iran strikes and signaled a deal was near. Small caps led (Russell 2000 +3.02%) and crude fell. SpaceX debuts today after a record $75 billion IPO, against a hot May PPI print and rising Fed-hike odds.
US Close: SpaceX Debuts +19% as the Rest of the Space Sector Sells Off, S&P 500 +0.50% (12 June 2026)
The S&P 500 rose 0.50% to 7,431.46 on 12 June 2026, a second straight gain as oil fell 3.9% on US-Iran de-escalation and the VIX dropped 9% to 17.68. SpaceX SPCX.US closed +19.22% at $160.95 on its record Nasdaq debut, while the rest of the space sector sold off (Virgin Galactic SPCE.US -31.76%) as capital rotated in. Materials and Financials led 9 of 11 higher sectors.
Thursday, June 11, 2026
US Pre-Market: Futures Rebound After a CPI-and-Iran Rout, Oracle Sinks on AI Capex
US stock futures rebounded early on Thursday, June 11, 2026, with S&P 500 futures up 0.72% and Nasdaq-100 futures up 1.19%, a day after the S&P 500 fell 1.62% on a 4.2% May CPI print and renewed US-Iran strikes. Oracle dropped 10.41% pre-market as $55.7 billion in AI capital spending overshadowed record cloud revenue, while Intel rose 4.01% on a chip-foundry report. PPI and weekly jobless claims are due at 8:30am ET.
US markets rebound June 11: S&P 500 +1.75% as chips snap back and software derates
The S&P 500 rose 1.75% to 7,394.30 on June 11, 2026 as semiconductors snapped back and the 10-year yield fell 8 basis points to 4.46%. The Nasdaq led at +2.54% and the Russell 2000 ran +3.02%, while enterprise software derated: Oracle fell 8.53% on a $70 billion capex plan, and PTC, Autodesk and Adobe all dropped. Adobe slipped after hours on record Q2 results plus a CFO exit.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
US Pre-Market June 10 2026: Futures Lower as Iran Strikes Meet a 4.2% CPI
US equity futures pointed lower into the June 10 open after the United States struck Iran overnight and May CPI ran at 4.2% over the year, the hottest since April 2023. S&P futures fell 0.47% and Nasdaq futures 0.67% as semiconductors led the retreat, with NVDA.US, AMD.US and AVGO.US all down more than 1% pre-market. Energy, defense and staples drew the bid, while gold slid 2.30% as the rate repricing outweighed the haven trade.
Chips lead a 1.62% S&P 500 drop as a hot CPI and Iran tensions hit Wall Street
US equities sold off on 10 June 2026, with the S&P 500 down 1.62% to 7,266.99 and the Nasdaq off 1.98%, led by semiconductors after a hotter 4.2% May CPI print coincided with fresh Iran tensions that pushed WTI crude up 4.14%. Super Micro fell 27.98% on a $7 billion equity raise, while Oracle dropped more than 7% after hours despite record quarterly revenue as full-year capex reached $55.7 billion.