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Early Look<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Monday, March 31, 2025<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Futures<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Up\/Down<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Last<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Dow<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-236.00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.56%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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41,615<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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S&P 500<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-49.25<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.88%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5,573<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Nasdaq<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-239.50<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.23%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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19,217<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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U.S. futures are picking up where markets left off on Friday, deeply in the “red” as momentum for the last 6 weeks remain sharply to the downside led by weakness in technology\/consumer discretionary the most, but still generally broad based as investors’ fears about a recession\/stagflation grows by the week. The U.S. stock market tumbled Friday, booking weekly losses as investors fretted over the potential for tariffs to weigh on consumer spending and weaken the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed -1.7% lower, while the S&P 500 dropped -2% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite lost -2.7%, falling for the 5th<\/sup> time in the last 6 weeks. Stock-market volatility climbed Friday as traders parsed fresh economic reports showing core inflation rose in February more than forecast and that consumer sentiment slumped in March amid worries that tariffs will increase inflation. Investors expect that President Donald Trump will reveal his plan for reciprocal tariffs on April 2, an announcement he refers to as “Liberation Day.” Trump has already promised tariffs on imports from countries that charge levies on U.S. products starting Wednesday, and 25% tariffs on cars and auto parts made overseas, starting Thursday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both come into the week down 7 of the last 9 weeks as the market hates uncertainty, and it is at a peak right now as no one has any idea what will happen with tariffs. In Asian markets, The Nikkei Index tumbled -1,500 points or 4% to settle at 35,617, the Shanghai Index dropped -15 points to 3,335, and the Hang Seng Index fell -152 points to 23,426. In Europe, the German DAX<\/span> is tumbling over -400 points or 1.8% to 22,056, while the FTSE 100 is down -100 points to 8,557. Sentiment is bleak right now and this weekend Goldman Sachs strategists don’t see things improving much this year. David Kostin cut his S<\/span>&P target for a second time this month and now expects the benchmark to end the year at around 5,700 points, implying a gain of just 2% from Friday’s close. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Market Closing Prices Yesterday<\/p>\n