{"id":84296,"date":"2026-10-02T13:29:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T03:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/?p=84296"},"modified":"2026-10-02T13:29:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T03:29:48","slug":"thursday-1st-oct-2026-stock-futures-edge-higher-as-wall-street-enters-new-trading-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/thursday-1st-oct-2026-stock-futures-edge-higher-as-wall-street-enters-new-trading-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday 1st Oct 2026: Stock Futures Edge Higher as Wall Street Enters New Trading Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Global Markets:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf         Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei up 2.45%, Shanghai Composite up 0.31% Hang Seng up 0.37% ASX down 1.98%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf        Commodities : Gold at $4,194.37 (0.19%) Silver at $61.362 (1.30%), Brent Oil at 97.34 (-0.68%), WTI Oil at 89.63 (-0.87%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf        Rates : US 10-year yield at 5.286, UK 10-year yield at 5.4336, Germany 10-year yield at 3.5787<\/p>\n\n\n\n

News & Data:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf        (USD)    Core PCE Price Index m\/m<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        0.2% to 0.3%  expected<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Markets Update:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Stock futures edged higher Wednesday evening as Wall Street prepared to enter a new trading month, following a volatile close to the third quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 99 points, or 0.2%, while S&P 500 futures rose 0.3% and Nasdaq-100 futures added 0.2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In regular trading, the S&P 500 fell 0.3%, while the Dow dropped more than 440 points, or 0.9%. The Nasdaq Composite bucked the trend, climbing 0.2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September proved challenging for stocks, with the S&P 500 declining 0.5% amid higher oil prices and rising Treasury yields. The Dow fell 4.3%, while the Nasdaq gained 1.9%. For the third quarter, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq advanced about 2%, while the Dow declined 2.7%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investors are entering October focused on inflation, elevated borrowing costs and the Federal Reserve\u2019s next interest-rate decision, scheduled for late October. They will also monitor upcoming corporate earnings for signs of continued economic resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August\u2019s personal consumption expenditures price index rose 3.4% year over year, below the 3.7% forecast. However, Treasury yields continued climbing, with the 10-year yield briefly topping 5.3% and the 30-year yield exceeding 5.6%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investors will receive initial jobless claims Thursday, followed by September\u2019s employment report Friday. Nike is also scheduled to report earnings after the bell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Upcoming Events:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf       2:00 PM    GMT   –   USD  ISM Manufacturing PMI

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