US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: US stock futures gain on Mideast de-escalation hopes
Why it matters: The S&P 500 and Dow faced their largest monthly decline in years due to Mideast tensions.
- U.S. stock index futures gained on Tuesday, welcoming reports of potential de-escalation in the Middle East conflict, per the main story.
- The S&P 500 and Dow were on course for their biggest monthly decline in years due to the Mideast conflict, according to the main story.
- The Dow jumped on "Trump's olive branch" according to Yahoo Finance, though MarketWatch noted it later trimmed gains.
- Oil prices turned mixed per Yahoo Finance, but MarketWatch Bulletins highlighted they kept climbing, leading the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to close lower.
- European shares are on track to snap an eight-month winning streak as the Mideast conflict weighs, as reported by Economic Times Markets.
- Jensen Huang raised Nvidia's order outlook to $1 trillion, prompting questions from Motley Fool about whether to buy the AI stock or if it's already priced in.
U.S. stock futures saw gains on Tuesday, driven by hopes of de-escalation in the Middle East conflict, which had previously set the S&P 500 and Dow on track for their largest monthly declines in years. While the Dow initially jumped on positive news, oil prices remained a mixed factor, with some sources noting continued climbs that tempered broader market gains for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
