Developing: U.S. stock futures were lower on Thursday, with Dow futures slipping as investors digested mixed after-hours reactions to Tesla and Meta earnings and fresh geopolitical concerns, according to FXStreet and Yahoo Finance.
FXStreet reported that Dow Jones futures declined 0.58% to trade near 52,750 during European hours on Thursday, while S&P 500 futures fell 0.97% and Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 1.69% as the prior session’s tech-led rally lost momentum. Yahoo Finance similarly reported that Dow futures were down in overnight trading after Tesla and Meta released quarterly results.
The move followed a higher close on Wall Street Wednesday, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.69%, the S&P 500 gained 0.58% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.05%, but futures turned lower overnight as traders reassessed earnings and risk appetite, according to the same reports.
Market commentary cited by the outlets pointed to two main pressures: investors’ scrutiny of heavy AI-related spending by large technology companies, and renewed Middle East uncertainty. A Benzinga report said U.S. stock futures were lower on Thursday after reports of diplomats leaving some U.S. missions in Saudi Arabia and as Asian markets weakened.
What remains unclear is whether Thursday’s premarket weakness will hold through the U.S. open. The trading move itself is established by market data cited in the reports, but the broader selloff narrative remains a developing market read, not a confirmed event.