US pre-open: Futures flat after S&P and Nasdaq hit fresh highs
By Iain Gilbert
Date: Thursday 09 Oct 2025
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were pointing to a broadly flat open ahead of the bell on Thursday after yesterday's mostly positive session.
As of 1235 BST, Dow Jones and S&P 500 futures were up 0.04% and 0.01%, respectively, while Nasdaq futures had the index opening 0.02% lower.
The Dow closed just 1.20 points lower on Wednesday, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq closed above 23,000 for the first time.
Futures were little changed priot to the open on Thursday, following a strong session that saw fresh all-time closing highs for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, after investors digested minutes from the Federal Reserve's September meeting, which confirmed a 25-basis point rate cut and revealed a split among policymakers over the path ahead.
While some officials favoured two further cuts this year, others backed just one, amid concerns over labour market softness and persistent inflation. Despite the lack of clarity, exacerbated by the delayed September payrolls report due to the government shutdown, rate cut expectations have firmed, helping to support equity markets.
In the corporate space, PepsiCo traded higher in pre-market action after the snacks and beverage behemoth reported third-quarter results that beat analyst expectations, while shares in Delta Air Lines also flew higher after the airline issued strong guidance and posted Q3 numbers that came in ahead of expectations.
Levi Strauss will report earnings after the close.
No data points were scheduled for release on Thursday, with the ongoing Federal government shutdown stretching into its ninth day, but traders will keep an eye on comments from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, as well as speeches from the likes of Michelle Bowman and Mary Daly throughout the day.
Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com
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