U.S. stock futures rose early Monday as the market looked to recover after the S&P 500 had its worst day of the year Friday.
S&P 500 futures rose 0.5%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures climbed 0.6% and futures on the Nasdaq 100 were 0.4% higher. The S&P 500 and the Dow both fell 1.7% Friday–the worst day of 2025 for both indexes as soft economic data sent jitters through stocks. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slumped 2.2%.
Walmart’s disappointing outlook Thursday had laid the groundwork for concerns about the strength of the U.S. consumer before data added to those worries Friday. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index dropped to 64.7 in February, down sharply from December’s reading of 74.
