US pre-open: Stock futures higher as oil prices, yields decline
By Benjamin Chiou
Date: Tuesday 25 Aug 2026
(Sharecast News) - US stock futures were pointing to moderate gains across all three Wall Street benchmark indices on Tuesday, helped by falling oil prices and lower bond yields.
Both Dow and S&P 500 futures were rising 0.4% ahead of the opening bell, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was 0.8% higher, set to rebound from a three-week low reached on Monday.
Brent crude was down 2.5% at $88.27 a barrel, its lowest level since 13 August, after the US issued new sanctions on Iran, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warning any nation doing business with the country would also be punished.
Bessent said the move was "the single greatest financial offensive ever" against Iran, aimed to "tighten the noose and block every potential source of revenue". He also revealed that a major financial institution would be sanctioned later this week.
The yield on a 10-year US Treasury note was down 2.9 basis points at 4.672%.
Investors were also keeping their eyes peeled for a string of economic data releases on Tuesday, including the S&P/Case-Shiller home price indices, consumer confidence figures and new home sales data.
Also on tap this week are Nvidia's earnings, due out after the markets close on Wednesday, along with the three-day Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, which takes begins on Thursday.
"While there was a sense of calm across markets, the situation could easily change as the week progresses. Nvidia's upcoming results have the power to move markets up or down, with investors looking for clues on whether AI demand is losing momentum," said Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.
"The forthcoming Jackson Hole meeting will also be scrutinised by the market as investors seek more information from new Fed chair Kevin Warsh on how the US central bank will fight inflation. So far, Warsh is adopting a 'less is more' attitude to communicating what the Fed's interest rate committee is thinking, and the market is still trying to adjust to this approach."
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