Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures mixed amid volatile week Ines Ferré · Senior Business Reporter Fri, October 16, 2026 at 7:29 AM EDT 1 min read ES=F +0.13% YM=F +0.05% NQ=F -0.10% CRWV +5.94% TSLA -1.29% Explore stocks on Coinbase Trading disclosure Trading disclosure The above button links to Coinbase. Yahoo Finance is not a broker-dealer or investment adviser and does not offer securities or cryptocurrencies for sale or facilitate trading. Coinbase pays us for certain activity generated through this link. Prices displayed are informational.
US stock futures were little changed on Friday as investors looked past AI trade financing worries and turned their focus to more upcoming earnings next week.
Futures for Dow Jones Industrial Average (^YM=DF) gained 0.3%, while the S&P 500 (^ES=F) gained 0.2%. Contracts for the Nasdaq 100 (^NQ=F) edged slightly lower after all three major averages closed in the green on Thursday.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were on track for weekly losses after a sell-off in chips earlier this week. The Dow, meanwhile, was on pace to finish the week up roughly 1%.
Go deeper with AlphaSpace 52,455.00 +25.00 (+0.05%) As of 7:24:50 AM EDT. Market Open. YM=F NQ=F ES=F Semiconductor stocks edged lower following a volatile week for the sector, a key driver of this year's AI trade.
Shares of Nvidia (NVDA) backed CoreWeave (CRWV) came under pressure this week amid concerns over its debt-heavy balance sheet. The stock rebounded on Thursday after Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang voiced optimism about the neocloud provider.
Investors have been rotating out of Tech (XLK) and into defensive sectors such as Health Care (XLV), which climbed to record highs.
Bonds have also attracted buying interest, with the 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) hovering near 5.09%
Earnings season continues with streaming giant Netflix (NFLX), social media giant Meta (META), and EV maker Tesla (TSLA) expected to report next week.
