U.S. Index Futures Slightly Rise in Pre-Market Trading, Set for Weekly Gains
05 Julho 2024 - 9:14AM
IH Market News
U.S. index futures show a slight increase in pre-market trading
this Friday, with indices on track to end the week with gains as
investors eagerly await payroll data.
At 06:21 AM, Dow Jones futures (DOWI:DJI) rose 10 points, or
0.03%. S&P 500 futures advanced 0.04%, and Nasdaq-100 futures
gained 0.13%. The 10-year Treasury yield stood at 4.337%.
In the commodities market, West Texas Intermediate crude oil for
August rose 0.02% to $83.90 per barrel. Brent crude for September
fell 0.13%, near $87.32 per barrel. Oil prices are trading close to
a two-month high. Hurricane Beryl signals a potentially severe
storm season, while reduced U.S. crude oil inventories suggest
improved demand.
The most traded iron ore contract on the Dalian Commodity
Exchange (DCE) fell 2.03% to $116.35 per metric ton. Benchmark iron
ore for August SZZFQ4 on the Singapore Exchange fell 3.3% to $110.2
per ton.
On the economic calendar for Friday, the number of jobs created
or lost in the economy (payroll) and the unemployment rate for June
will be published at 8:30 AM by the Department of Labor. LSEG
estimates point to a slowdown to 180,000 job positions.
Additionally, New York Fed President John Williams speaks during
today’s session.
Asia-Pacific markets mostly closed lower on Friday. Japan’s
Nikkei 225 index ended the day flat after a volatile session, while
the Topix fell 0.49%. Japanese household spending unexpectedly fell
1.8% in real terms in May. Average monthly earnings rose 6.4% in
nominal terms.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 1.13%. In China, the CSI 300 dropped
0.43%, and the Shanghai Composite fell 0.26%. Australia’s
S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.12%. Conversely, South Korea’s Kospi index
rose 1.32%. Among individual stocks, Samsung Electronics
(KOSPI:005930) rose 2.96% after estimating that its operating
profit in the second quarter would increase nearly 15 times, mainly
due to the recovery in semiconductor prices driven by the AI
boom.
European markets are trading higher, with a highlight on
London-listed stocks, boosted by the Labour Party’s landslide
victory in the UK elections. Among individual stocks, Persimmon
(LSE:PSN) stands out in the home construction sector with a 4.1%
rise. Taylor Wimpey (LSE:TW.) and Barratt Developments (LSE:BDEV)
rose more than 3%, while Bellway (LSE:BWY) rose about 2.2%. The
market is also digesting Bloomberg news that BNP Paribas (EU:BNP)
and UBS are showing interest in acquiring HSBC’s (TG:HBC1) wealth
management unit in Germany.
On Wednesday, U.S. stocks rose, with the Nasdaq jumping 0.88%
and the S&P 500 rising 0.51%, reaching new records. The Dow
Jones fell 0.06%. Wednesday’s economic data showed a contraction in
the U.S. services sector, with ISM’s PMI falling to 48.8. The price
index slowed to 56.3. Unemployment claims increased to 238,000, and
private sector employment rose by 150,000 jobs, below
expectations.
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