Nasdaq futures lead S&P, Dow up with manufacturing data in focus

Inventory index futures pointed to a better open Wednesday to begin March after a down February.

Nasdaq 100 futures (NDX:IND) +0.6%, S&P futures (SPX) +0.3% and Dow futures (INDU) +0.1% had been increased.

The ten-year Treasury yield (US10Y) rose 1 foundation level 3.92% and the 2-year yield (US2Y) rose 2 foundation factors to 4.82%.

“After a really sturdy begin to the yr for monetary markets, February noticed that backtrack, with losses throughout equities, credit score, sovereign bonds and commodities,” Deutsche Financial institution’s Jim Reid wrote. “That got here amidst rising concern concerning the persistence of inflation, which in flip led traders to ramp up their expectations for central financial institution charge hikes.”

“With all stated and achieved, this meant it was an terrible month for bonds, with Bloomberg’s international combination bond index experiencing its worst February efficiency since its inception in 1990,” Reid stated. “Nonetheless, it marked a restoration for the US Greenback (DXY), while European equities proved resilient amidst the broader losses elsewhere. Moreover, the YTD efficiency of monetary belongings continues to be usually constructive, with most of these we observe nonetheless increased over 2023 to this point.”

Shortly after the beginning of buying and selling, the S&P manufacturing PMI arrives, with the consensus for an increase to 47.8.

After that, the ISM manufacturing index is out. Economists count on a small rise to 48.

Amongst lively shares, Lowe’s (LOW) fell after weak gross sales.