U.S. Stock Futures Rise Across the Board in Pre-Market Trading, Led by Chip and Optical Communication Stocks; ARM Up Over 4%
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All three US index futures rose Friday pre-market, with Nasdaq futures up 0.73% leading the way as chip and optical-communication stocks rallied in tandem; a stronger yen, falling crude, and a Fed plan to raise bank-supervision thresholds shaped the day's risk appetite.
Who is leading the pre-market rally?
Nasdaq futures gained 0.73%, Dow futures 0.41%, S&P 500 futures 0.40% — the tech-heavy Nasdaq led by a clear margin.
Among chip stocks, ARM jumped over 4% after dropping nearly 8% the prior session — a classic oversold bounce.
SanDisk rose over 2%; AMD, SK Hynix and Western Digital gained close to 2%; Micron and Intel added about 1%.
In optical communications, Coherent climbed nearly 3%, with Lumentum, Marvell, Corning and Applied Optoelectronics each up about 2%.
What are crude oil and the yen signaling?
WTI crude fell 2.42% to $92.32/barrel; Brent dropped 1.67% to $104.82/barrel. This means → the pullback eases near-term inflation expectations and gives risk assets some breathing room.
The yen rallied as much as 0.6% to 157.95 per dollar, on track for its largest single-day gain in over two weeks — the best performer among G10 currencies.
Japan's Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki disclosed that President Trump raised concerns about yen weakness during his meeting with PM Takaichi Sanae; Takaichi responded that yen undervaluation is a problem. In plain terms = this yen rally is not purely market-driven — there is political pressure on the exchange rate behind it.
What new data did the Bank of Japan release?
The BOJ's Friday report showed August core CPI — excluding fresh food and special factors — rose 2.6% year-on-year, up from 2.3% in July.
This means → inflation is now well above the BOJ's 2% target, providing a data basis for further rate hikes.
What regulatory change is the Fed considering?
Sources say the Fed is drafting a plan to raise the asset thresholds that trigger stricter oversight of large banks, reflecting inflation and economic growth.
In plain terms = once the thresholds go up, some banks will no longer face extra supervisory requirements — lower compliance costs, and potentially more industry consolidation.
In the Treasury market, Wall Street is converging on one view: 5% may now be the norm — or even the floor — for yields. The five-year Treasury yield broke above 5% on Wednesday for the first time since 2007.
What are the key single-stock moves?
Costco reported Q4 FY2026 revenue up 11% year-on-year to $95.72 billion, with adjusted EPS of $6.57 — both ahead of estimates; tariff refunds contributed $0.15 per share. Membership-fee revenue rose 7% to $1.85 billion, slightly above expectations, though paid-member growth fell short.
Tesla announced volume production and deliveries of its Semi electric truck — nearly nine years after Musk first unveiled it. The company reiterated a 50,000-unit annual target at its Nevada plant but did not disclose pricing.
Musk revealed that xAI's Colossus 2 compute cluster now houses 110,000 GB200 and 440,000 GB300 Nvidia chips, with total chip count expected to more than double by year-end.
What data releases could move the session?
At 20:30 Beijing time the US August durable-goods orders print drops; at 22:00 comes the final September University of Michigan consumer-sentiment reading.
This means → these two reports are the session's key verification points — durable goods reflect business investment appetite, while consumer sentiment maps household mood directly.
European markets were also firm: Germany's DAX up 0.83%, Euro Stoxx 50 up 0.82%, the FTSE 100 up 0.32%, and France's CAC 40 up 0.27%.
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