Editor’s note: The futures, ETFs data, earnings and headline were updated.
U.S. stock futures were mixed on Thursday following another record-breaking surge on Wednesday. Futures of major benchmark indices were trading mixed at the time of writing as peace efforts in the Iran war stalled amid seizures of vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
On Wednesday, the Dow Jones index closed 341 points higher after President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire indefinitely, citing a “seriously fractured” government in Tehran.
Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury bond yields stood at 4.313%, and the two-year bond was at 3.808% at the time of writing. The CME Group’s FedWatch tool‘s projections show markets pricing a 99.5% likelihood of the Federal Reserve leaving the current interest rates unchanged in April.
| Index | Performance (+/-) |
| Dow Jones | -0.41% |
| S&P 500 | -0.20% |
| Nasdaq 100 | -0.15% |
| Russell 2000 | 0.12% |
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ), which track the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, were lower in pre-market on Thursday. The SPY was down 0.29% at 709.16, while the QQQ declined 0.32% to $653.03.
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