U.S. index futures opened the session in a sharply risk-off mood. A drop of more than 10% in Microsoft (MSFT.US) following its earnings is weighing heavily on sentiment and dragging major benchmarks lower — especially the US100, which is down close to 2%.
- Declines in the U.S. equity market are also weighing on cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin has fallen to around $86,000, while Strategy shares are down more than 6%.
- Analysts at Switzerland’s UBS raised their price target for Meta Platforms to $872 per share, up from $830 previously. Meanwhile, JPMorgan lowered its price target for Tesla to $145 per share, from $150 previously.
- Large losses are also visible across the software sector, where Microsoft’s sell-off is putting pressure on names such as Oracle, Palantir, Intuit, Salesforce, and ServiceNow. Big Tech is broadly weaker as well, with the exception of Meta Platforms: Amazon, Alphabet, and Tesla are down nearly 2%, while Nvidia is off about 1%. Apple (AAPL.US) is scheduled to report after today’s U.S. close; its shares are trading flat ahead of the release.
- On the macro side, U.S. factory orders rose 2.7% m/m, beating expectations of 1.3% and rebounding from -1.3% previously. December 2025 wholesale sales also increased by 1.3%, versus expectations for just a 0.1% rebound after -0.4% previously.
US100 (H1 interval)
Source: xStation5
The only notable gainers today are essentially Meta Platforms (META.US), IBM (IBM.US), and Lockheed Martin (LMT.US).
Source: xStation5
MSFT.US (D1)
Microsoft shares – the third-largest U.S.-listed company by market capitalization are down more than 10%. The current discount versus the EMA200 (red line) is now close to 15%.
Source: xStation5
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