{"id":49114,"date":"2026-05-05T11:35:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/dow-futures-soar-126-points-5-things-to-know-before-market-opens\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T11:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:35:21","slug":"dow-futures-soar-126-points-5-things-to-know-before-market-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quickassetsmarket.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/dow-futures-soar-126-points-5-things-to-know-before-market-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"Dow futures soar 126 points: 5 things to know before market opens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US equity futures edged higher on Tuesday morning as oil prices retreated from the prior session’s sharp gains, offering some relief to markets rattled by the latest flare-up in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n

Iran launched missiles and drones at the UAE and attacked US naval vessels guiding commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, sending Brent crude up nearly 6%.<\/p>\n

A partial pullback in crude on Tuesday, combined with a strong earnings beat from Pinterest and a report that Apple is exploring chip production talks with Intel, helped stabilise the pre-market tone even as the underlying geopolitical situation remained fragile.<\/p>\n

5 things to know before Wall Street opens<\/h2>\n

1. Futures point higher despite Gulf escalation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Futures pointed to a higher open, with the S&P 500 up 0.27%, the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.4%, and Dow futures gaining 126 points (0.26%).<\/p>\n

The advance comes after a bruising Monday session in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 557 points to close at 48,941.90, the S&P 500 slid 0.41% to 7,200.75, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.19% to settle at 25,067.80.<\/p>\n

2. Brent dips from Monday’s surge but remains elevated<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brent crude futures fell 1.6% to $112.67 a barrel at 6:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, after settling nearly 6% higher on Monday at $114.44 as Iran attacked UAE oil infrastructure at Fujairah and engaged US military vessels attempting to guide civilian ships through the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

The UAE’s air defence system engaged 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles and four drones during the overnight assault.<\/p>\n

3. Pinterest surges on record revenue and strong guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pinterest shares jumped 16.8% in after-hours and pre-market trading after the visual discovery platform posted first-quarter revenue of $1.008 billon, an 18% year-on-year increase that beat analyst estimates by 4.4%.<\/p>\n

Global monthly active users rose 11% to an all-time high of 631 million, the platform’s tenth consecutive quarter of double-digit user growth.<\/p>\n

4. Apple-Intel chip talks lift Intel; Apple steady<\/strong><\/p>\n

Intel shares (NASDAQ: INTC) rose 3.3% in pre-market trading on Tuesday after Bloomberg reported that Apple had held exploratory talks with Intel and Samsung about producing the main processors for its devices, as the iPhone-maker looks to reduce its dependence on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.<\/p>\n

The talks remain at an early stage<\/a> and have not resulted in any orders, but they reflect Apple’s growing concern about supply chain concentration.<\/p>\n

Tim Cook indicated this in last week’s earnings call, as he noted that the company currently has “less flexibility in the supply chain than we normally would.”<\/p>\n

5. Earnings strength meets geopolitical caution<\/strong><\/p>\n

The broader earnings season has provided a meaningful floor for equities.<\/p>\n

According to a note from BlackRock Investment Institute, US corporate results have been robust across sectors, with the technology complex in particular delivering results that have reinforced confidence in the AI investment cycle.<\/p>\n

Analysts caution, however, that even resilient US equities will not be fully insulated if traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains substantially disrupted.<\/p>\n

The post Dow futures soar 126 points: 5 things to know before market opens<\/a> appeared first on Invezz<\/a><\/p>\n

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