Anti-Clickbait News Summaries for February 26, 2025
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Futures Highlights
Daily commodity and index futures are showing a mix of slight gains and minor declines. The energy markets are soft while most equity indexes are nudging higher.
π΄ Crude Oil: 68.80 (β0.13 | β0.19%)
π΄ Natural Gas: 4.0820 (β0.0480 | β1.16%)
π’ Gold: 2925.20 (+6.40 | +0.22%)
π’ Dow: 43781.00 (+91.00 | +0.21%)
π’ S&P 500: 5996.25 (+26.25 | +0.44%)
π’ Nasdaq 100: 21288.75 (+139.75 | +0.66%)
π’ Russell 2000: 2183.00 (+6.70 | +0.31%)
Forex & Bonds Highlights
The forex and bond markets experienced modest fluctuations today, with the U.S. dollar showing mixed performance against major currencies and treasury yields all falling. Overall, slight losses in the currency pairs and more significant declines in the treasury yields underscore a cautious market sentiment.
π΄ EUR/USD: 1.0491 (β0.0022 | β0.20%)
π’ USD/JPY: 149.35 (+0.33 | +0.22%)
βͺ GBP/USD: 1.2657 (β0.0006 | β0.04%)
π΄ BTC/USD: 87489.30 (β1078.60 | β1.22%)
π΄ 5-Year Treasury: 4.133 (β0.097 | β2.29%)
π΄ 10-Year Treasury: 4.298 (β0.095 | β2.16%)
π΄ 30-Year Treasury: 4.557 (β0.091 | β1.96%)
Major News Highlights
The major stocks are trading in a wide range todayβfrom robust gains by a few to steep declines by others. Sorted from the biggest winners to the biggest losers, this list highlights the most notable moves in the market.
π’ BABA: (Change: +3.85%)
π’ LOW: (Change: +2.24%)
π’ BUD: (Change: +0.48%)
π’ GM: (Change: +0.30%)
βͺ AMZN: (Change: +0.04%)
βͺ AAPL: (Change: β0.02%)
π΄ TTE: (Change: β0.35%)
π΄ BP: (Change: β1.51%)
π΄ MSFT: (Change: β1.51%)
π΄ META: (Change: β1.59%)
π΄ GOOG: (Change: β2.11%)
π΄ GOOGL: (Change: β2.14%)
π΄ WDAY: (Change: β2.52%)
π΄ NVDA: (Change: β2.80%)
π΄ TSLA: (Change: β8.39%)
π΄ SMCI: (Change: β11.76%)
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Below is an overview of several categories of events scheduled for todayβWednesday, February 26, 2025βthat could move U.S. market sentiment, both directly and indirectly:
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