(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, and the headline were updated in the story.)
U.S. stock futures were mixed on Monday, following Friday’s divergence between the Dow Jones and other benchmark indices.
On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced that starting Monday morning, the U.S. will lead an initiative to escort stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz‘s restricted zones. He described the mission as a “humanitarian gesture” aimed at assisting neutral nations affected by the ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. This was dubbed as “Project Freedom.”
Crude oil futures were higher as traders are also likely to evaluate OPEC+’s decision to raise oil output by 188,000 barrels per day, announced at its first meeting following the exit of key member the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.37%, and the two-year bond was at 3.88%. The CME Group’s FedWatch tool‘s projections show markets pricing a 94.8% likelihood of the Federal Reserve leaving the current interest rates unchanged during June’s meeting.
| Index | Performance (+/-) |
| Dow Jones | -0.37% |
| S&P 500 | -0.12% |
| Nasdaq 100 | 0.03% |
| Russell 2000 | -0.34% |
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ), which track the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, respectively, were mixed in premarket on Monday. The SPY was down 0.11% at $719.89, while the QQQ advanced 0.069% to $674.64.
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