Daily Pre-Market Brief

Bias: Modestly higher into the open as traders lean into the Trump–Xi summit kicking off this morning. Equities are bid across the board with the S&P, Dow, and Nasdaq all firm in early trade — but the tape is leaning on geopolitics rather than data. Crude is steady above $101/bbl with the Strait of Hormuz still effectively closed, and a slightly hot jobless-claims print at 8:30 ET took some heat off the soft-landing narrative without derailing it. Overnight Futures Snapshot E

Futures slip on Iran headlines as WTI nears $100; Asia semis rip into record close. MNDY, YETI, WWW report BMO. CPI Tuesday is the marquee event.

Futures firm on US-Iran peace hopes ahead of the April jobs report at 8:30 ET. ENB and TU lead pre-market earnings. Key levels for SPX, NDX, DJI, RTY.

Bias: Modestly higher into the open. Risk-on sentiment from yesterday's record close is carrying overnight, with Dow futures up ~80 points and Nasdaq futures holding gains. The big macro driver remains Iran peace-deal speculation, which crushed crude yesterday and lifted broad equities to fresh highs. Overnight Futures Snapshot YM (Dow): ~49,990 — opened 49,507, overnight range 49,465–50,063 (up ~80 pts vs. cash close at 49,910.59) NQ (Nasdaq-100): ~28,720 — opened 28,704, ho