U.S. stock futures traded mixed on Tuesday morning ahead of Big Tech earnings and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision this week. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 (NDX) and the S&P 500 (SPX) were up 0.60% and 0.23%, respectively, while those on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) were down 0.53% at 8:30 a.m. EST on January 27.
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During Monday’s regular trading, the three major indexes closed higher, lifted by gains in Meta Platforms (META), Apple (AAPL), and Microsoft (MSFT), as investors await their quarterly results. The Dow Jones and the S&P 500 gained 0.64% and 0.50%, respectively, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.43%.
Turning to trending stocks, shares of major health insurers, including UnitedHealth (UNH), CVS Health (CVS), and Humana (HUM), plunged after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a Medicare Advantage payment increase of just 0.09% for 2027, far below the 4% to 6% hike analysts had anticipated. Shares of UNH, CVS, and HUM fell 15.3%, 12.3%, and 15.6%, respectively, in pre-market trading.
General Motors (GM) stock was up about 3.5% in pre-market trading, after the automaker reported upbeat Q4 2025 earnings and issued a strong 2026 outlook. In contrast, Boeing (BA) stock trended lower by 1.5% even after the defense and aerospace company reported better-than-expected Q4 2025 results. Shares of United Parcel Service (UPS) were up about 2% after the logistics company reported better-than-expected Q4 results.