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At 8:30 AM, ET time, Monday, April 6, 2020, the US stock futures rise and point to a higher open today for the stock market.
S&P Futures: 2,566.50,+83.75(+3.37%)
Dow Futures: 21,656.00,+699.00(+3.34%)
Nasdaq Futures: 7,789.00,+266.25(+3.54%)
Russell 2000 Futures: 1,092.10,+39.10(+3.71%)
Stock market data: Yahoo Finance
Stock futures as of 7:32 AM, Monday, March 30, 2020, Eastern Time (ET):
S&P Futures: 2,535.75,+11.75(+0.47%)
Dow Futures: 21,473.00,+36.00(+0.17%)
Nasdaq Futures: 7,616.75,+48.25(+0.64%)
Russell 2000 Futures: 1,131.30,+11.00(+0.98%)
Stock market data: Yahoo Finance
Previously US stock futures were down, so we could see some lack of direction today for the trading session.
“In finance, a single-stock future (SSF) is a type of futures contract between two parties to exchange a specified number of stocks in a company for a price agreed today (the futures price or the strike price) with delivery occurring at a specified future date, the delivery date. The contracts are traded on a futures exchange. The party agreeing to take delivery of the underlying stock in the future, the “buyer” of the contract, is said to be “long”, and the party agreeing to deliver the stock in the future, the “seller” of the contract, is said to be “short”. The terminology reflects the expectations of the parties – the buyer hopes or expects that the stock price is going to increase, while the seller hopes or expects that it will decrease. Because entering the contract itself costs nothing, the buy/sell terminology is a linguistic convenience reflecting the position each party is taking – long or short.
SSFs are usually traded in increments/lots/batches of 100. When purchased, no transmission of share rights or dividends occurs. Being futures contracts they are traded on margin, thus offering leverage, and they are not subject to the short selling limitations that stocks are subjected to. They are traded in various financial markets, including those of the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, India and others. South Africa currently hosts the largest single-stock futures market in the world, trading on average 700,000 contracts daily.”
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-stock_futures
A financial article about what are stock futures.
At 8:29 AM, Friday, March 27, 2020, Eastern Time (ET) US stock future decline. This is the latest stock futures update:
S&P Futures: 2,533.75,-74.25(-2.85%)
Dow Futures: 21,674.00,-674.00(-3.02%)
Nasdaq Futures: 7,646.50,-197.50(-2.52%)
Russell 2000 Futures: 1,126.20,-40.50(-3.47%)
Stock market data : Yahoo Finance
At 8:05 AM, Thursday, March 26, 2020, Eastern Time (ET), US stock futures decline. This is the latest update for stock futures:
S&P Futures: 2,422.00,-45.00(-1.82%)
Dow Futures: 20,680.00,-346.00(-1.65%)
Nasdaq Futures: 7,354.25,-113.50(-1.52%)
Russell 2000 Futures: 1,080.60,-16.50(-1.50%)
Stock market data: Yahoo Finance
At 5:12 AM, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, Eastern Time (ET) US stock futures are up:
S&P Futures: 2,479.50,+41.50(+1.70%)
Dow Futures: 21,192.00,+584.00(+2.83%)
Nasdaq Futures: 7,696.50,+141.75(+1.88%)
Russell 2000 Futures: 1,111.00,+11.60(+1.06%)
Stock market data: Yahoo Finance
These news can move the US stock market after the very strong rally yesterday.
“The White House and Senate leaders struck a major deal early Wednesday morning over a $2-trillion package to provide a jolt to an economy struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic, capping days of marathon negotiations that produced one of the most expensive and far-reaching measures in the history of Congress.”
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/25/politics/stimulus-senate-action-coronavirus/index.html
US stock market futures erased their losses earlier today, March 23, 2020, after a press release by the Fed. In the press release titled ” Federal Reserve announces extensive new measures to support the economy” some of the measures to support the economy are:
Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20200323b.htm
At 9:09 AM, Monday, March 23, 2020, Eastern Time (ET) US stock market futures rise:
S&P Futures: 2,329.00,+40.50(+1.77%)
Dow Futures: 19,366.00,+326.00(+1.71%)
Nasdaq Futures: 7,134.00,+165.00(+2.37%)
Stock market data: Yahoo Finance
At 7:08 AM, Monday, March 23, 2020, Eastern Time (ET) the US stock market futures decline:
S&P Futures: 2,237.50,-51.00(-2.23%)
Dow Futures: 18,637.00,-403.00(-2.12%)
Nasdaq Futures: 6,849.25,-119.75(-1.72%)
Stock market data: Yahoo Finance
At 9.14 AM, ET time March 20, 2020, the stock futures rise:
S&P Futures: 2,417.00,+28.00(+1.17%)
Dow Futures: 20,194.00,+319.00(+1.61%)
Nasdaq Futures: 7,462.75,+189.25(+2.60%)
Stock market data: Yahoo Finance
At 9:02 AM, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, Eastern Time (ET) the stock futures indicate a higher open today for the US stock market. This is the latest update for major stock indices:
S&P Futures: 2,435.00,+18.75(+0.78%)
Dow Futures: 20,413.00,+152.00(+0.75%)
Nasdaq Futures: 7,140.25,+82.75(+1.17%)
Stock market data: Yahoo Finance