Stock futures changed very little early Wednesday after a positive stock session on Tuesday. The S&P 500 clinched a record high, adding 0.24% to close at 6,129.58, after touching an intraday record of 6,129.63 before the closing bell. The tech-heavy Nasdaq edged higher by 0.07% to end at 20,041.26, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 10 points, or 0.02%, to 44,556.34.
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In after-hours trading, shares of a leading data center company slid 4% despite its quarterly earnings and revenue, as well as its guidance, exceeding Wall Street’s expectations. Shares of another firm fell about 18% on disappointing first-quarter guidance, while a homebuilder’s stock slipped nearly 5% following an earnings and revenue miss. Investors are navigating a resilient market despite ongoing concerns about inflation and trade policies.
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Craig Johnson, chief market technician at Piper Sandler, highlighted the market’s strength in the face of rising negative sentiment and concerns about tariffs and inflation. We expect market conditions to remain choppy as investors rotate ‘down-cap’ amid declining Treasury yields, weakening crude oil, and a pullback in the U.S. dollar,” Johnson noted in a Tuesday report. European stocks were mixed early Wednesday.
And with that we have the 2nd all-time high of 2025 for the S&P 500.
Since 1957 (when it become 500 stocks) this is 1,243 ATHs out of 17,176 trading days.
In other words, a new ATH happens about once every 3 wks.
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Stock futures reflect cautious optimism
Germany’s DAX managed a 0.28% gain, France’s CAC 40 was 0.12% lower, and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 dipped 0.26%. Shares of Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, snapped a 20-day winning streak, ending the day 2.76% lower at $716.37 a share.
The stock is still up 22.35% this year, making it a top performer among the ‘Magnificent 7’ group of U.S. megacap technology companies. Cadence Design Systems and Bumble were among the stocks making significant moves in after-hours trading. Cadence Design saw its shares decline about 5% despite the company exceeding fourth-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts.
However, its full-year guidance was below analyst expectations. Bumble’s stock price plunged nearly 13% following disappointing first-quarter guidance, although its fourth-quarter earnings and revenue surpassed Wall Street estimates. Stock futures opened little changed on Tuesday evening, with the Dow adding 7 points, or 0.02%, shortly after 6 p.m. ET.
Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq each gained less than 0.01%. As the market adapts to ongoing economic signals and corporate earnings reports, investors remain cautious but hopeful for continued growth.
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