- Futured tied to the Dow advanced 210 points, or 0.4%. S&P 500 futures gained
0.3%, while Nasdaq 100 futures hovered around the flatline.
- Shares of Apple climbed more than 3% in premarket trading after the consumer
tech giant posted a fiscal second-quarter earnings and revenue beat.
- A regional source told Axios that Iran sent its response to the U.S. through
Pakistani mediators regarding the latest U.S. amendments to a draft agreement to
end the Middle East conflict. U.S.
- Exxon Mobil and Chevron managed to beat Wall Street’s first-quarter
expectations even as the U.S. war with Iran delayed shipments and resulted in
accounting charges that weighed on their results.
- The Japanese yen strengthened marginally against the dollar on Friday, after
reports that Tokyo had intervened to prop up the yen on Thursday, prompting a
sharp rally.
- Previous trading day: S&P 500 closing above the 7,200 threshold for the first
time ever. That helped both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq — which also notched a new
record closing high — secure their strongest monthly performances since 2020.
The Dow, meanwhile, saw its strongest monthly performance since November 2024.
