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Futures Highlights

Today’s futures saw mixed performance with energy markets struggling while equities and gold maintained modest gains. The overall picture shows slight losses in oil and natural gas but steady positive momentum in stock-index based contracts.

• 🔴 Crude Oil: 70.31 (–0.09 | –0.13%)

• 🔴 Natural Gas: 3.9010 (–0.2280 | –5.52%)

• 🟢 Gold: 2968.80 (+15.60 | +0.53%)

• 🟢 Dow: 43736.00 (+250.00 | +0.57%)

• 🟢 S&P 500: 6060.50 (+31.50 | +0.52%)

• 🟢 Nasdaq 100: 21784.00 (+104.75 | +0.48%)

• 🟢 Russell 2000: 2214.20 (+14.90 | +0.68%)

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Forex & Bonds Update

The forex and bond markets are trending higher, with all major pairs and treasury yields nudging upward slightly. Stability is the order of the day as investors maintain a cautious optimism amid economic developments.

• 🟢 EUR/USD: 1.0467 (+0.0011 | +0.11%)

• 🟢 USD/JPY: 149.78 (+0.55 | +0.37%)

• 🟢 GBP/USD: 1.2647 (+0.0017 | +0.13%)

• 🟢 BTC/USD: 95646.30 (+359.60 | +0.38%)

• 🟢 5-Year Treasury: 4.288 (+0.03 | +0.70%)

• 🟢 10-Year Treasury: 4.447 (+0.027 | +0.61%)

• 🟢 30-Year Treasury: 4.697 (+0.028 | +0.60%)

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Major News Moves

In equity news, the biggest winners and losers are making headlines as volatility persists. The sorted list below highlights the companies with the most significant percentage changes—from strong gains to deep losses:

• 🟢 BABA: +5.72%

• 🟢 PM: +1.87%

• 🟢 PFE: +1.54%

• 🟢 FDP: +0.88%

• 🔴 AAPL: –0.11%

• 🔴 SBUX: –1.40%

• 🔴 META: –1.62%

• 🔴 BRDG: –1.86%

• 🔴 MSFT: –1.90%

• 🔴 GOOGL: –2.65%

• 🔴 GOOG: –2.71%

• 🔴 AMZN: –2.83%

• 🔴 UBER: –2.92%

• 🔴 NVDA: –4.05%

• 🔴 PLTR: –4.63%

• 🔴 TSLA: –4.68%

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