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S&P 500, NASDAQ Futures Higher in Pre-Market after Meta Stuns Wall Street

Alice Wang

Feb 02, 2023 16:08

The main U.S. stock index futures contracts are trading in a range during Thursday's pre-market session, with the Dow trading down for the day while the NASDAQ Composite was up about 1%.


Investors are attempting to build on the rise from yesterday, which was sparked by a mix of a widely anticipated 25-basis-point rate increase and less hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. A sharp increase in Meta shares after a positive earnings announcement is contributing to the euphoric mood.


The blue chip Dow futures are now trading at 34085.00, down 63.00 or -0.18%, at 04:33 GMT. The tech-weighted NASDAQ Composite is trading at 12526.75, up 112.50 or +0.91%, while the benchmark S&P 500 Index futures contract is at 4143.50, up 11.25 or +0.27%.

Less-Hawkish, Supported by Wednesday's Positive Session comments made by Fed Chair Powell

The strong performance in all three main indices yesterday is what is providing the support early on Thursday. The NASDAQ Composite ended the regular session up 2%, while the S&P 500 recovered previous losses to conclude with a gain of 1.05%. After losing more than 500 points earlier in the day, the Dow was only able to gain a meager 0.02%.


Investor confidence that inflation is slowing down enough for the central bank to take notice fueled the sharp bounce, despite the fact that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell made no mention of a potential stop in rate rises at his post-meeting news conference.

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