S&P 500 — US Large Cap Index
FTSE 100 — UK Blue Chips
Euro Stoxx 50 — Eurozone Leaders
DAX 40 — German Equities
CAC 40 — French Market Index
Nikkei 225 — Japan Benchmark
Hang Seng — Hong Kong Index
Shanghai Composite — China Mainland
ASX 200 — Australian Market
TSX Composite — Canada Index
Nifty 50 — India Large Cap
STI Index — Singapore Market
KOSPI — South Korea Index
Bovespa — Brazil Equities
JSE Top 40 — South Africa Index
IPC Index — Mexico Market
US equity futures were higher on Friday, extending their rally since the start of the month to new records amid hopes that a resolution to the war with Iran may be approaching. Contracts for the S&P 500, the Dow, and the Nasdaq 100 were up to 0.4% higher. President Trump reiterated that the conflict may end soon as Tehran seemingly agreed so key concessions for the build of a ceasefire agreement. The President also announced a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Crude oil and product prices fell, lowering bond yields and improving the macroeconomic outlook to support equities and speculative AI companies. Oracle and Microsoft rose over 1% pre-market, while Nvidia, Tesla, and Meta were in the green. In turn, Netflix fell over 10% after its Q2 guidance fell short of expectations. Truist Financial was also lower after posting its earnings.
