United States stock futures traded slightly higher on Tuesday night (Wednesday AEDT), extending a session of modest gains amid continuing tariff uncertainties and weaker-than-expected consumer confidence data.
By 9:15 am AEDT (10:15 pm GMT), futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 were each up 0.1%.
In after-hours trading, GameStop surged 7% after its board unanimously approved a plan to invest corporate cash into Bitcoin, mirroring a recent move by MicroStrategy.
During Tuesday’s session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added just 4.2 points, or 0.01%, the S&P 500 edged up 0.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.5%.
Despite the market’s positive close, consumer confidence data released on Tuesday highlighted growing concerns among U.S. consumers, with their near-term outlook on income, business, and job prospects falling to a 12-year low.
Looking ahead to Wednesday’s session, investors will monitor February’s preliminary durable goods orders data, as well as earnings reports from companies including Chewy, Dollar Tree, and Cintas.
