United States stock futures edged lower on Thursday evening (Friday AEST) after the market rose in the main session with two indices reaching highs.
By 10:30 am AEST (12:30 pm GMT) Dow Jones Industrial Average futures, S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were down by 0.11% and 0.16%.
In after-hours trading Delta Air Lines shares continued to climb, putting on 0.19% after surging 11.99% through the day, in the wake of a profit forecast that was better than expectations.
The world’s largest company, NVIDIA, essentially maintained the gains that had taken it through the US$4 trillion market capitalisation milestone and which left it just short of its record high.
Earlier the S&P and Nasdaq Composite closed at new records, buoyed by the performance of Delta Air Lines, NVIDIA and stocks including WK Kellogg, which surged on news it was being purchased by Italy’s Ferrero.
The market shrugged concerns about President Donald Trump announcing more tariffs on trading partners and was reassured by unemployment data.
