U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday, a day after equities struggled even with more relief from bond yields.
What’s happening
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Dow Jones Industrial Average futures
YM00,
+0.06%
rose 19 points, or 0.1%, to 36208. -
S&P 500 futures
ES00,
+0.17%
gained 10 points, or 0.2%, to 4585. -
Nasdaq 100 futures
NQ00,
+0.28%
increased 55 points, or 0.3%, to 15964.
On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA
fell 80 points, or 0.22%, to 36125, the S&P 500
SPX
declined 3 points, or 0.06%, to 4567, while the Nasdaq Composite
COMP
gained 44 points, or 0.31%, to 14230.
The S&P weakness did mask a stronger day from the so-called Magnificent Seven group of megacap tech stocks, including Apple
AAPL,
whose shares advanced by 2%.
What’s driving markets
There’s more jobs data on tap on Wednesday in the form of the ADP private-sector employment report, though the report is not a reliable predictor of the jobs data produced from the government that is due on…
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