
Pre-market news briefing for US stocks
- Before the US stock market opens, the three major stock index futures are all down.
- As of the time of writing, Dow futures are down 0.21%, S&P 500 futures are down 0.14%, and Nasdaq futures are down 0.04%.
- The German DAX index is up 0.02%, the UK FTSE 100 index is up 0.13%, the French CAC 40 index is down 0.24%, and the Euro Stoxx 50 index is down 0.21%.
- WTI crude oil is up 0.66%, priced at $62.93 per barrel. Brent crude oil is up 0.59%, priced at $65.01 per barrel.
- The OECD released a report stating that Trump's confrontational trade policies have led the global economy into recession, with the impact particularly severe in the United States.
- After US President Donald Trump announced plans to double tariffs on aluminum and steel to 50%, US aluminum and steel futures prices surged.
- BioNTech's stock rose nearly 12% in pre-market trading, following a previous trading day's gain of over 18%.
- Nike's stock fell over 1% in pre-market trading. Reports indicate that the US has issued a lengthy and stern list of demands to Vietnam in tariff negotiations.
- Constellation Energy's stock price rose 15% in pre-market trading, with news that Meta Platforms will purchase nuclear energy from Constellation
