Investing.com - U.S. stock futures traded below the flatline on Wednesday as oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel and investors awaited inflation data that could reinforce expectations for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates later this month.
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Wall Street ended lower as market participants weighed inflation concerns, rising oil prices and interest-rate expectations.

Stocks looked set for a negative open on Wednesday as fresh strikes between the U.S. and Iran drove up oil prices, adding to the market’s worries about inflation. S&P 500 futures were down 0.2% and Nasdaq 100 futures also fell 0.2%. The three indexes slid the previous session as Wall Street fretted about the run-up in oil prices.

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U.S. stock futures were steady and Treasury yields ticked higher after Brent briefly topped the $100 a barrel mark for the first time since July.
Stocks were under pressure as oil prices continued their journey upward and traders shifted their expectations of a Fed rate hike in September.

U.S. stock futures are pointing to a mixed open early Wednesday, with tech and benchmark futures edging higher even as Brent crude surges toward $100 per barrel amid escalating U.S.-Iran military exchanges and ahead of Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) annual product...

Asian shares were mixed in cautious trading early Wednesday as investors watched for what might happen on interest rates and the war with Iran pushed oil prices higher. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 was nearly unchanged at 65,249.95, and South Korea's Kospi gained 1.2% to 7,041.10. The Shanghai Composite gained 0.2% to 3,949.89.

The Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.3%. It comes down to the “usual suspects,” notes Joe Mazzola, head trading and derivatives strategist at Charles Schwab: oil, Treasuries, and tariffs. Reports that Yemen’s Houthis attacked Saudi Arabian oil facilities caused oil prices to spike today.

M/I Homes (MHO) closed the most recent trading day at $143.29, moving 3.35% from the previous trading session.

In the most recent trading session, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) closed at $223.87, indicating a -1.74% shift from the previous trading day.

The latest trading day saw Rithm (RITM) settling at $9.95, representing a -1.29% change from its previous close.

Oneok Inc. (OKE) closed at $97.51 in the latest trading session, marking a +2.18% move from the prior day.

Nucor (NUE) reached $256.4 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -1.79% change compared to its last close.

American Airlines (AAL) closed at $12.91 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.68% move from the prior day.

Freshpet (FRPT) concluded the recent trading session at $67.28, signifying a -4.21% move from its prior day's close.

In the closing of the recent trading day, Lennar (LEN) stood at $80.37, denoting a -3.84% move from the preceding trading day.

Cenovus Energy (CVE) closed the most recent trading day at $33.19, moving +2.53% from the previous trading session.

In the closing of the recent trading day, Tilray Brands, Inc. (TLRY) stood at $4.3, denoting a -4.44% move from the preceding trading day.

In the latest trading session, Western Union (WU) closed at $7, marking a -2.51% move from the previous day.

Quanta Services (PWR) closed the most recent trading day at $639.05, moving +2.34% from the previous trading session.

In the closing of the recent trading day, Booking Holdings (BKNG) stood at $180.3, denoting a -6.72% move from the preceding trading day.

Hasbro (HAS) closed at $90.31 in the latest trading session, marking a -2.4% move from the prior day.

In the most recent trading session, VALE S.A. (VALE) closed at $15.56, indicating a +1.9% shift from the previous trading day.

In the closing of the recent trading day, Alaska Air Group (ALK) stood at $40.74, denoting a -3.09% move from the preceding trading day.

In the latest trading session, Cardinal Health (CAH) closed at $240.49, marking a -2.71% move from the previous day.

The latest trading day saw BP (BP) settling at $44.88, representing a +2.44% change from its previous close.
