Previous close | 37,775.38 |
Open | 37,802.00 |
Volume |
Day's range | 37,781.61 - 38,102.57 |
52-week range | 32,327.20 - 39,889.05 |
Avg. volume | 341,246,935 |
A measure of calm was returning after Israel's retaliatory strike on Iran spooked the market and spurred a rush to safe havens such as gold.
Mounting geopolitical pressures and stocks not reacting as positively to earnings results as Wall Street had hoped, concerns over the strength of the market are beginning to creep in. Big names in tech — including Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon (AMZN) will report their latest quarterly earnings in the coming weeks — have helped lead the recent rally seen in the market. State Street Global Markets Head of Equity Research Marija Veitmane joins Yahoo Finance to discuss what will test the mettle of markets the most, including geopolitical woes and Big Tech earnings. "Next week we have a big tech week which is hopefully one part of the market that consensus is very constructive for and that is part of the market that maybe is less affected by [interest] rate hikes, companies are larger, balance sheets are stronger. So that is potentially something [that] can kind of put floor under stocks," Veitmane explains. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode. This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino
Stock futures edge lower (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) ahead of Friday's market open after Israel retaliated against Iran by launching its own series of airstrikes. Crude oil futures (CL=F, BZ=F) retreat on the headlines of increasing Middle East tensions, centered around the airstrikes coordinated by Israel last night. Lastly, Netflix (NFLX) shares fall in pre-market trading in the wake of reporting 9.3 million new subscriber additions in its first quarter. Ultimately, the streamer's second-quarter revenue forecasts have seemed to disappoint investors. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Morning Brief. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.