Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise after record-setting day on Wall Street
October 3, 2025
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US stock futures rose on Friday after hitting fresh records with Wall Street fixated on the promise of AI even as the government shutdown drags on. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the benchmark S&P 500, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 all made gains of 0.2%.
US stocks kept rising as new AI deals boosted optimism. Hitachi LTD teamed up with OpenAI on energy projects, while Fujitsu expanded work with Nvidia.
Wall Street would ordinarily be on edge for Friday's release of the September jobs report. However, the government shutdown is all but certain to delay the release of the data, leaving Wall Street in the dark.
The next jobs report was especially anticipated as Federal Reserve policymakers have stressed job market weakness as a major factor in their decision on interest rates at their next meeting. Yahoo Finance reports.
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🤖 BlackRock Nears $40 Billion Data Center Deal in Bet on AI
BlackRock Inc.’s Global Infrastructure Partners is in advanced talks to acquire Aligned Data Centers, targeting a major beneficiary of AI spending in one of the year’s biggest deals, according to people familiar with the matter.
Aligned, which is backed by Macquarie, could be valued at about $40 billion in a transaction, one of the people said.
An agreement could be announced within days, the people added, asking not to be identified because the information is private. Yahoo Finance reports.
🚙 Tesla Launches Cybertruck Sales in Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia
Tesla said in a post on X on Friday that it has started Cybertruck sales in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.
The company has set prices for the Cybertruck on its website at 388,490 Qatari riyal ($106,700) in Qatar, 408,670 dirham ($111,270) in the UAE, and 438,490 Saudi riyal ($116,910) in Saudi Arabia.
In April, Tesla opened its first showrooms in Saudi Arabia, multiple media outlets reported at the time. MarketScreener reports.
💡 Nvidia and Fujitsu agree to work together on AI robots and other technology
U.S. technology company Nvidia and Fujitsu, a Japanese telecommunications and computer maker, agreed Friday to work together on artificial intelligence to deliver smart robots and a variety of other innovations using Nvidia's computer chips.
“The AI industrial revolution has already begun. Building the infrastructure to power it is essential in Japan and around the world,” Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said, hugging his Fujitsu counterpart Takahito Tokita on stage. Fujitsu stock closed 3% up on Friday. Yahoo Finance reports.
🧑🌾 US soybean farmers, deserted by big buyer China, scramble for other importers
A trade mission to Nigeria. A memorandum of understanding with Vietnam.
A surge of purchases from Bangladesh. These countries are not typically major customers for soybeans from the U.S. farm belt.
But desperate farmers, their trade organizations and President Donald Trump's administration are turning to far corners of the world in hopes of averting a disaster for agriculture from a trade war that has kept China from purchasing U.S. supplies. Reuters reports.
Top 5 Movers in Early Pre-Market
(All pricing and percent gains are based on Early Pre-Market from 4:00 AM to 7:00 AM Eastern Time)
Benzinga reports.
1) XELB: Xcel Brands
Total gain: +39.88%
2) DFLI: Dragonfly Energy Holdings
Total gain: +30.84%
3) DKI: Darkiris
Total gain: +19.99%
4) ASTC: Astrotech
Total gain: +19.54%
5) MOBX: Mobix Labs
Total gain: +16.35%
Yesterday’s Biggest Movers
The closing price of the top three market percent gainers trading near or above $3 on October 2.
Stock Analysis reports.
*All pricing and percent gains are based on regular market trading hours from 9:30am to 4:00pm Eastern Time
1) CIGL: Concorde International Group
Total gain: +74.7%
The stock appeared to be moving on no notable news.
2) TSHA: Taysha Gene Therapies
Total gain: +51.88%
The company announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to TSHA-102, an intrathecally delivered AAV9 gene therapy with potential to modify disease progression, for the treatment of Rett syndrome. The company also reported that it has reached final alignment with the FDA on the REVEAL pivotal trial protocol and statistical analysis plan, which are expected to support the planned Biologics License Application submission for TSHA-102, following the resolution of outstanding clinical and statistical questions. Benzinga reports.
3) BQ: Boqii Holding
Total gain: +51.51%
The stock appeared to be moving on no notable news.
Today’s Notable Earnings
*Estimate and Actual numbers represent Earnings Per Share in US Dollars
None Scheduled
Today’s Economic Dates
Time (ET) | Report | Period
6:05 AM - New York Fed President John Williams speech
8:30 AM - Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee TV appearance
8:30 AM - U.S. employment report/delayed* - September
Parting Thoughts
“It’s not the mathematical skill that’s critical to winning; it’s the discipline of being able to stick to the system.”
– Blair Hull
Sourced in: 50 Trading Quotes From Top by Quantified Strategies.
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