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1) Pre-Market Performance
U.S. index futures were narrowly mixed, with technology futures slightly softer while blue-chip futures were little changed. Nasdaq 100 futures traded at 31,022.3, down 39.5 points or 0.13%; S&P 500 futures were at 7,775.0, down 2.25 points or 0.03%; Dow Jones futures were at 51,489, up 12 points or 0.02%.
European equities were mixed. The FTSE 100 rose 55.79 points or 0.53% to 10,517.74, with an intraday range of 10,451.73–10,527.46. France's CAC 40 fell 44.99 points or 0.57% to 7,852.20, trading between 7,806.91 and 7,911.89. Germany's DAX gained 68.11 points or 0.27% to 25,299.31, near its session high of 25,308.81.
Commodities were uneven as crude eased while precious metals remained firm. WTI crude traded near $90.20 a barrel, down $0.91 or 1.0%, while Brent crude was around $101.91, down $0.34 or 0.3%. Gold futures were quoted near $4,196 an ounce, up $33 or 0.8%. The U.S. Dollar Index was firmer, trading near 102, while EUR/USD was around 1.1185 and USD/JPY hovered near 157.98.
2) Hot News
- U.S. futures ease as tech pauses after records. Equity-index futures were subdued as investors reassessed stretched technology leadership following the Nasdaq's latest record. Premarket chip trading was mixed, with Intel notably weaker while Nvidia remained slightly positive after touching a record high in the prior session.
- Dollar strength caps gold's advance. Gold remained near elevated levels, but a firmer U.S. dollar limited upside for bullion. The dollar's move also kept pressure on major currency pairs, with the euro trading near multi-month lows amid concerns around European fiscal risks.
- Oil slips as supply concerns ease at the margin. Crude prices fell as traders weighed higher Middle East crude flows and additional strategic-stock releases against continuing geopolitical risk. WTI held near $90 and Brent remained above $100, leaving energy prices still high enough to influence inflation-sensitive equity sectors.
- Bond-market pressure remains a key overhang. Rising yields continued to shape premarket sentiment, as higher borrowing costs weighed on valuation-sensitive growth shares. The pressure was most visible in mega-cap technology and semiconductor names, where recent gains left positioning more vulnerable to profit-taking.
3) U.S. Stock Focus
- PTC — Schneider Electric agrees to $22.6 billion cash takeover. Schneider Electric agreed to acquire industrial software maker PTC for $205 per share in cash, valuing PTC's equity at about $22.6 billion. PTC shares jumped roughly 34%–37% in premarket trading as the offer represented a large premium to the prior close.
- Qualcomm — Huawei patent agreement covers 5G, AI, compute and networking. Qualcomm and Huawei announced a multi-year patent license agreement that includes cross-licenses across 5G, AI, compute and networking technologies. The agreement also includes Qualcomm's purchase of certain Huawei U.S. patents, and Qualcomm shares were indicated higher in overnight trading.
- Apple — Mac OS changes target AI-agent data-access risks. Apple plans to update Mac OS to make warnings clearer when AI agents request broad access to data stored on a Mac. The move follows privacy concerns around AI tools and reinforces Apple's positioning around device-level privacy protections.
- Vistra — Reported $4.2 billion federal nuclear loan lifts shares. Vistra was in focus after reports that the U.S. government will lend the company about $4.2 billion to boost nuclear power output. The funding would support uprates at at least three nuclear stations, and Vistra shares rose more than 6% in premarket trading, with one quote showing the stock near $148.70.
- GameStop — Ryan Cohen discloses additional insider buying. GameStop CEO and Chairman Ryan Cohen disclosed open-market purchases of company shares, adding to recent insider-buying activity. A separate filing-tracker report showed a purchase of 700,000 shares at a weighted average price of about $24.41, worth roughly $17.08 million, keeping GME active in premarket attention.
- Tesla — Musk confirms TSMC talks tied to Terafab project. Tesla shares rose about 1% overnight after Elon Musk confirmed discussions with TSMC related to the Terafab chipmaking project, while emphasizing they remain talks rather than a finalized agreement. The update followed Tesla's prior-session rally after the company reported 486,532 third-quarter vehicle deliveries and 13.7 GWh of energy-storage deployments.
- Cerebras Systems — Shares rebound after OpenAI partnership comments. Cerebras shares rose as much as 6.1% in premarket trading after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman described the company as a close partner. The comments helped counter concerns that Cerebras' role in OpenAI inference workloads was weakening.
- Estée Lauder — Barclays upgrade supports premarket gain. Estée Lauder rose about 2.6% in pre-open trading after Barclays upgraded the stock to Overweight from Equalweight and raised its price target to $108 from $97. The brokerage cited signs that the beauty company's recovery is broadening across geographies and product categories.
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