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Market Snapshot: U.S. stock futures bounce back after a sluggish session

U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday, bouncing back after a sluggish session as concerns about rapid inflation continue to weigh on sentiment. Read More...

U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday, bouncing back after a sluggish session as concerns about rapid inflation continue to weigh on sentiment.

What’s happening
  • Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average YM00, +0.53% rose 198 points, or 0.6%, to 31619
  • Futures on the S&P 500 ES00, +0.49% added 0.6%, rose 25 points, to 3928
  • Futures on the Nasdaq 100 NQ00, +0.41% increased 0.6%, or 74 points, to 12113

On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.20% fell 62 points, or 0.2%, to 31438, the S&P 500 SPX, -0.30% declined 12 points, or 0.3%, to 3900, and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.72% dropped 83 points, or 0.72%, to 11525.

The S&P 500 has slumped 18% this year.

What’s driving markets

U.S. stocks were weighed down on Monday after a rise in bond yields. Analysts had been anticipating that month and quarter end rebalancing of portfolios would be supportive of stocks this week.

“It is difficult to draw any concrete conclusions so close to quarter end, when rebalancing flows are muddying the waters,” said Marios Hadjikyriacos, senior investment analyst at XM.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury TMUBMUSD10Y, 3.229% edged up to 3.22%.

Economics data due for release includes the advanced trade in goods report as well as two measures of house prices and the consumer confidence report.

Nike NKE, -2.13% shares slipped after the apparel maker beat earnings estimates but was cautious on margins and on China in particular. But Chinese stocks advanced after a loosening of quarantine requirements in the world’s second-largest economy.

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