Dow Jones futures edged lower overnight, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Crude oil futures rose as President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in Venezuela. California could suspend Tesla sales in the state for 30 days,

NASDAQ is losing ground as traders reduce their positions in tech stocks. Broadcom, which is down by 5.2%, is among the biggest losers in the NASDAQ index today. Strategy declined by 6.6% as Bitcoin pulled back towards the $86,000 level.

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Major stock indexes ended mixed Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closing at record highs but the Nasdaq pulling back as Oracle results dragged AI-tied shares.

Dow Jones pulled back amid falling demand for healthcare stocks. Merck, Unitedhealth Group, and Johnson & Johnson were the biggest losers in the Dow Jones index today. A successful test of the support at 47,900 – 48,000 will open the way to the test of the next support level at 47,100 – 47,200.

The S&P 500 index narrowly missed a fresh record close Wednesday and the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished with strong gains after the Federal Reserve’s decision to deliver a final quarter-point rate cut for 2025,

U.S. stocks fell on Friday, with the S&P 500 dropping over 1% and the Dow gaining 1.1%. The Fear and Greed index moved to Fear zone at 42.2.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a largely flat start on Tuesday, suggesting Wall Street could struggle to find clear direction after closing the previous session slightly lower following volatile trading.

Investors were moving away from tech stocks, and using that money to push other parts of the market to new records

European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.2%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.7%. London's FTSE 100 fell 0.1%, Germany's DAX 40 rose 0.3% and France's CAC 40 surged 0.6% during the session.