Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on June 15, 2026 in New York City.
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Stock futures rose slightly on Sunday as tensions between Iran and the United States rose again following new attacks in the Middle East, threatening a protracted war.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures It rose by 124 points (0.2%). S&P500 futures Although the increase was 0.4%, Nasdaq 100 futures It advanced by 0.5%.
The United States struck Iranian military targets over the weekend in retaliation for Iran’s attacks along the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump then threatened to annihilate Iran in a post on Truth Social: “US aircraft just attacked Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar facilities in violation of the ceasefire agreement. Again!”
A Pakistani source involved in negotiations to end the war told MS NOW that negotiations are on hold but that representatives from each country are in Switzerland to resume negotiations when the time is right.
Oil prices rose in early trading Sunday as traders weighed the possibility of further disruption in the energy sector. international brent oil The price rose 0.8% to $72.57 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate Futures It rose 1.1% to $70.
Wall Street is coming off a busy week marked by rotation from technology to other areas of the stock market.
of S&P500 and Nasdaq Composite They fell nearly 2% and 4.6%, respectively, while Nvidia and Alphabet each fell more than 8%. Metaplatforms, Apple and Amazon also fell more than 4% each, while SpaceX fell 17%.
of DowCompanies with less exposure to technology bucked the negative trend, rising 0.6%. Merck and Johnson & Johnson led gains in the 30-stock benchmark last week, rising 13% and 11.5%, respectively.
“Investors appear to be experiencing AI fatigue,” wrote Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research. “They wonder whether hyperscalers’ massive spending on AI infrastructure will pay off.…They worry that new technologies will rapidly make current technologies obsolete in a process known as ‘creative destruction.’”
This week marks the end of June trading. As of Friday’s close, the S&P 500 was down 3% for the month, and the Nasdaq was down more than 6%. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 1%.
