Wall Street futures held steady on Friday as investors took a breather following record closes for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq in the previous session and awaited clarity on trade negotiations ahead of next week's tariff deadline.

Investors held onto hopes that the U.S. and Japan’s trade agreement could lead to a tariff breakthrough with other countries, and pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite to fresh record highs.

Nasdaq beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Thursday, as volatile markets boosted trading volumes while first-half listings on its eponymous exchange hit their highest since 2021.

Wednesday, April 9, 2025, will go down in stock market history. With a 9.5% rise, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) posted its third-best day ever going back to the index's inception in 1957, putting ...

Yesterday, in a rerunning of its markets-model forecast, it eased up on some of its U.S. optimism, pointing to stretched valuations in U.S. equities. Notably, U.S. growth stocks are now seen growing at a rate barely beating inflation expectations.

The stock market's momentum still has room to run if macroeconomic conditions improve, or even stabilize, as the S&P 500 attempts a fifth straight record closing high, according to Mark Hackett, chief Mmarket strategist at Nationwide.

Trading Hours for the Nasdaq Stock Markets. Nasdaq and NYSE trading hours are as follows, Monday through Friday: Nasdaq: Opens: 9:30 am Eastern Time Zone. Closes: 4:00 pm Eastern Time Zone.

Trump’s tariffs and recent trade deals continue to affect global markets. Follow along for live updates on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.