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Wall Street futures pointed moderately lower pre-bell Thursday after media reports of renewed US mil
U. S. equity futures traded lower on Thursday while oil prices climbed after a fresh exchange of military strikes between the United States and Iran undermined hopes for a near-term peace agreement.
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Stocks looked set to drop on Thursday as investors fretted about the status of the fragile cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran. S&P 500 futures declined 0.1% and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 fell 0.4%. American forces shot down Iranian drones and hit a drone-control station near Bandar Abbas, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing U.S. officials.
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World shares declined Thursday following more of what the U.S. military said were defensive strikes against Iran. Oil prices gained more than $2 a barrel after having dropped sharply a day before. In early European trading, Germany's DAX was nearly unchanged at 25,175.63 and the CAC 40 in Paris lost 0.4% to 8,172.84.
A report from Reuters stated that the U.S. military had launched overnight strikes in Iran, targeting a military site and drones that were viewed as a threat around the Strait of Hormuz.
All three major indexes spent the day inching toward fresh record highs as oil futures seemed to see an end in sight for the Iran war. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed up 0.1% to a new high of 26,674.73 on Wednesday. Today’s market wins were largely driven by the fact that oil futures were hovering at a six-week low on the news that the U.S. and Iran seem to be heading toward a deal to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

<body><p>STORY: All three of Wall Street's main indexes notched record closing highs on Wednesday despite muted gains.</p><p>The Dow climbed the most, adding more than a third of a percent, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ticked up marginally.</p><p>Rising healthcare and consumer stocks boosted the Dow, while investors took a pause from the AI rally.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>And bank stocks slid after JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned that expenses this year for the lender could be $1 billion higher than estimated.</p><p>Still, Jason Betz, private wealth advisor for Ameriprise Financial, points to financial stocks as primed for growth due in part to the benefits of AI.</p><p>"Where I really like the opportunity is where companies are going to be able to leverage more AI, not to cut jobs, but leverage AI to move the needle on employee productivity and push bottom line. I think financials, which have had a tough go of it, have opportunity, number one, because they are implementing more AI technologies, and number two, I think it's possible that the market is maybe sleeping on the fact that we're going to see, in all likelihood, big asset management fee revenue come in here over the coming months for these financial companies."</p><p>Among other movers, shares of Zscaler tumbled more than 31% after the cloud security firm projected fourth-quarter revenue below expectations.</p><p>Shares of Bath & Body Works jumped almost 10% after the retailer reported first-quarter sales and profit above expectations, while Abercrombie & Fitch advanced nearly 9% after posting a strong quarterly profit.</p><p>:: Marvell Technology</p><p>And shares of Marvell Technology, down 4.5% at the close, rose in extended trading after the company forecast quarterly revenue above estimates, signaling strong demand for its networking and custom silicon chips used in AI data center buildout.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>Also on Wednesday, Goldman Sachs raised its 2026 year-end forecast for the S&P 500 to 8,000 from 7,600, citing continued strength in corporate earnings.</p></body>
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