1Q GDP Report, NKE Earnings

U.S. equity futures are modestly higher ahead of the Wall Street open with the benchmark S&P 500 (SPX) less than 1% below its all-time high from February. The tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 (NDX) settled at a new record high on Wednesday led by record closes in Microsoft (MSFT) and Nvidia (NVDA).

Investor focus will be on data today with reports due on Jobless Claims, Durable Goods and the final read on 1Q GDP.

Morning Movers

Snapshot (as of 7 AM ET)

  • Oil (/CL) – Oil prices are up 0.3% near $65.10 a barrel, as a larger-than-expected draw in U.S. crude stocks signaled firm demand, while investors remained cautious about the Iran-Israel ceasefire and stability in the Middle East.

  • Gold (/GC) Gold prices are up 0.1% near $3347, lifted by a weaker dollar and growing uncertainty after reports suggested U.S. President Donald Trump had considered replacing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as early as September or October.

  • Bitcoin (/BTC)The Crypto Future is down 0.4% near 107.4K in the premarket.

  • VIX The CBOE Volatility Index fell 4.1% on Wednesday and settled at 16.76 as stocks were muted. It was the lowest closing price for the VIX since February 20th.

  • U.S. Dollar (/DX) – The dollar is down 0.3% to just below 97.

Biggest Premarket Movers

Symbol

Product

Mark % Change (as of 7 AM ET)

MKC

McCormick

+4.56%

INCY

Incyte

+3.40%

FCX

Freeport-McMoRan

+2.96%

EQIX

Equinix

-1.62%

MGM

MGM Resorts

-0.83%

FTNT

Fortinet

-0.67%

Economic Data

Time

Event

8:00AM ET

Fed’s Barkin Speaks

8:30AM ET

Durable Goods Orders

Jobless Claims

GDP - Final Read 1Q

International Trade

Retail/Wholesale Inventories

8:45AM ET

Fed’s Barkin Speaks

9:00AM ET

Fed’s Hammack Speaks

10:00AM ET

Pending Home Sales

11:00AM ET

Kansas City Fed Mfg.

1:00PM ET

7-Year Note Auction

1:15PM ET

Fed’s Barr Speaks

Notable Earnings

Premarket

Postmarket

Premarket Tomorrow

Postmarket Tomorrow

AYI, MKC, WBA

AOUT, CNXC, NKE

APOG

None

Upgrades/Downgrades

  • Citizens JMP upgrades Penn Entertainment (PENN) to Outperform from Market Perform

  • RBC Capital upgrades General Mills (GIS) to Outperform from Sector Perform

  • Jefferies downgrades ASML (ASML) to Hold from Buy

  • Wells Fargo downgrades Trade Desk (TTD) to Equal Weight from Overweight

  • Citizens JMP downgrades MGM Resorts (MGM) to Market Perform from Outperform

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