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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures waver after stocks hit record high
Grace O’Donnell· Editor, Special Projects
Updated Fri, August 14, 2026 at 5:27 PM GMT+5:30
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US stock futures traded roughly flat on Friday after the S&P 500 (^GSPC) notched a record high amid easing Fed rate-hike fears and cooler-than-expected inflation data
S&P 500 futures (ES=F) were little changed in premarket trading, while those on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) declined 0.1%. Contracts for the Nasdaq-100 (NQ=F) rose nearly 0.2%
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were pacing for weekly gains
A rally in Asian stocks pointed to a positive open for US markets, with South Korea’s KOSPI (^KS11) index climbing over 2.4%. Japan’s Nikkei (^N225) index also gained 0.6%
Stocks have been fueled by strong earnings. With no major reports on the calendar for Friday, attention is beginning to turn to a series of retail earnings next week, including from Target (TGT) and Walmart (WMT), before Nvidia’s (NVDA) highly anticipated report the week after on Aug. 26
On the economic data front, investors will get a check on the state of the consumer with the release of retail sales data and the University of Michigan’s latest consumer sentiment reading
