Zhitong
2024.10.14 12:42

Pre-market news flash on US stocks

①Pre-market trading in US stock index futures saw mixed movements on Monday, with the market's focus shifting to the third-quarter earnings season and the European Central Bank's key interest rate decision later this week. ②As of the time of writing, Dow Jones futures fell by 0.14%, S&P 500 index futures rose by 0.14%, and Nasdaq futures rose by 0.26%. ③Germany's DAX index rose by 0.35%, the UK's FTSE 100 index fell by 0.06%, France's CAC 40 index fell by 0.31%, and the Euro Stoxx 50 index fell by 0.01%. ④WTI crude oil fell by 2.42% to $73.73 per barrel. Brent crude oil fell by 2.29% to $77.23 per barrel. ⑤Corporate earnings will become a new standard to test the stock market rebound. Last week, the S&P 500 index hit a historical high. On Tuesday, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and Bank of America will release their earnings reports, while TSMC and ASML will kick off the semiconductor industry earnings season. Earnings reports from United Airlines and Netflix will also be the focus of this week. ⑥With less than a month until election day, the upcoming US presidential election, which could shake the foreign exchange market, is prompting financial executives to strengthen their companies' forex hedging. ⑦Boeing fell by 1.5% in pre-market trading, caught in a global wave of layoffs, with losses of around $30 billion over five years. ⑧MicroStrategy continued to rise by 5.7% in pre-market trading, with a cumulative increase of 26% this month. Expectations of a Trump victory, which supports Bitcoin, have increased, with Bitcoin breaking through $65,000 and rising by 3.40% intraday. ⑨Ctrip fell by over 1.5% in pre-market trading, as the volume and prices of domestic flights and hotels during the National Day holiday continued to decline