Pre-market news summary for US stocks

Zhitong
2025.09.12 12:28

① The three major U.S. stock index futures are mixed: Dow futures are down 0.24%, S&P 500 futures are down 0.06%, and Nasdaq futures are up 0.09%.

② European stock market indices are all up: Germany's DAX30 is down 0.15%, France's CAC40 is down 0.37%, Europe's Stoxx 50 is down 0.19%, and the UK's FTSE 100 is up 0.36%.

③ Gold prices have surpassed $3,650 per ounce, rising nearly 2% this week, and reached a record high during Tuesday's trading; silver prices have exceeded $42 per ounce, hitting a new high since 2011.

④ The Russell 2000 index has risen nearly 10% since the end of July, and Wall Street analysts expect the index to rise another 20% over the next year, higher than the expected 11% increase for the S&P 500 index.

⑤ The market bets on an 80% probability of two more rate cuts this year. Morgan Stanley expects the Federal Reserve to cut rates by 25 basis points at each of its remaining three meetings this year.

⑥ OpenAI has reached a non-binding agreement with Microsoft that allows OpenAI to restructure as a for-profit company.

⑦ CleanCore Solutions claims to have accumulated over 500 million Dogecoins, aiming to purchase up to 1 billion within 30 days, as investors anticipate it will replicate the Strategy model.

⑧ Apple's smartwatch hypertension detection system has received FDA approval, using optical heart rate sensor data to analyze vascular response. It is set to launch next week in 150 countries and regions, applicable to Series 9/10/11 and Ultra 2/3 models.

⑨ Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is up nearly 6% in pre-market trading, after the company began bulk shipments to NVIDIA's Blackwell Ultra systems