U.S. stock futures were little changed late Thursday as investors waited for Friday’s jobs report and a possible U.S. Supreme Court decision on tariffs. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 (NDX), the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), and the S&P 500 (SPX) Index were down a modest 0.19%, 0.01%, and 0.08%, respectively, at 8:35 p.m. EDT on January 8.
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In Thursday’s regular session, investors moved out of tech stocks. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.4%, weighed down by losses in Nvidia (NVDA), Palantir (PLTR), and Broadcom (AVGO). In contrast, the Dow Jones rose about 270 points, or 0.6%, while the S&P 500 closed with less than a 0.01% gain.
Despite the mixed action, stocks are still on track for weekly gains. The S&P 500 is up about 0.9% for the week so far, while the Dow and Nasdaq have gained roughly 1.8% and 1.1%, respectively.
Markets are watching two key events, with a possible Supreme Court ruling on President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the December jobs report due Friday morning.
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