08/01/2026 Daily Reports
US stock futures were little changed on Wednesday evening as Wall Street paused following a volatile session that brought multi-day rallies for major indexes to an end.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) edged slightly above the flatline, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures hovered near unchanged levels. During regular trading hours, both the S&P 500 and the Dow closed lower, despite reaching fresh intraday highs earlier in the session.
The Nasdaq Composite outperformed, ending modestly higher after Alphabet (GOOG) shares surged more than 2%, briefly lifting Google’s parent above Apple (AAPL) in market capitalization for the first time since 2019.
Despite ongoing geopolitical flashpoints this week, markets have largely shown resilience. However, investors are increasingly aware that escalating tensions could challenge that optimism as the year progresses.
Volatility was also evident in the oil market, where prices retreated during the trading day after President Trump said Venezuela would relinquish and ship up to 50 million barrels of crude to the US. Meanwhile, the US energy secretary stated that America would control the country’s oil output “indefinitely going forward.”
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- U.S. stocks turned mixed after a strong AI-driven start to 2026, as investors digested softer labor signals (job openings and private payrolls) ahead of Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report. Sector leadership shifted toward healthcare, while parts of the chip/AI complex cooled after recent gains.
- In Europe, the early-year rally lost momentum and equities slipped, pressured by weak retail updates (notably AB Foods/Primark and Greggs) and declines in miners alongside softer metals. Offsetting the broader softness, European aerospace and defense shares pushed to fresh highs after President Trump called for higher U.S. defense spending.
- Japan’s Nikkei fell, dragged by notable declines in large tech-linked names, while sentiment was also weighed by China–Japan tensions over export controls on “dual-use” items (with China saying the curbs target military-linked firms and civilian trade is exempt).
- In energy, U.S. natural gas trading focused on late-January cold-weather forecasts, output shifts. Oil rebounded after an EIA-reported U.S. crude inventory draw, while markets tracked Venezuela-related developments (including tanker actions and a plan to purchase up to $2B of Venezuelan crude) against a lingering oversupply backdrop.
- Gold eased as the dollar held firm and traders stayed cautious into the jobs data; separate research flagged HSBC’s view that gold could reach $5,000/oz in 1H 2026, while also warning of correction risk if conditions change.
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