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LivestreamMenuTraders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Sept. 16, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters
U.S. equity futures were little changed late Tuesday as oil prices and bond yields eased on hopes for potential de-escalation in the war between the U.S. and Iran.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 8 points, or 0.02%. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.01%, and Nasdaq-100 futures fell by 0.02%.
In Tuesday’s regular trading, the Dow fell 0.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.5%, marking its fourth positive session in a row. The tech-heavy index hit a new all-time intraday high and closed at a record. The S&P 500 finished marginally lower, but remains about 0.7% off from its all-time high.
Brett Ewing, chief market strategist at First Franklin Financial Services, told CNBC he thought the S&P 500 could hit 8,200 before the year is through.
“Our call at the beginning of the year was 8,000 on the S&P. We raised our target, believe it or not, in August to 8,200 by year end, and I believe there’s a path to get there,” he said.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.S. and Iranian officials met for three hours during the annual United Nations General Assembly gathering in New York. He described it as a “very good meeting.”
Earlier Tuesday in his address to the U.N., Trump said he has a “big decision” over whether to reach a deal with Tehran or “annihilate” the country.
Oil prices eased slightly, with both Brent crude oil and West Texas Intermediate slipping roughly 1% each in the session.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that the U.S. is deciding whether to prohibit exports of diesel, which reached a national average price of $6.53 per gallon, according to AAA.
“We’re examining whether it’s feasible in terms of the overall refining capacity and whether a full or partial ban would work,” Bessent said during a bilateral meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the United Nations.
Going into Wednesday, traders will be watching earnings results from General Mills and Paychex in the morning, followed by H.B. Fuller in the afternoon.
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Stocks making the biggest moves in after hours
Several stocks were moving on news developments in extended trading.
Worthington Enterprises – The industrial manufacturing company surged about 16% on an encouraging outlook from leadership. CEO Joe Hayek said the company is seeing opportunities across its business, “including rapidly growing demand for our engineered [American Society of Mechanical Engineers] tanks used in liquid cooling systems for data centers.” First-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue surpassed the Street’s estimates, per LSEG.
KB Home – The homebuilder fell 2% after projections for fourth quarter deliveries came in below expectations. Housing gross margins for the current quarter are expected to range between 16% and 16.6%, while analysts polled by LSEG sought 17.2%.
IonQ – The quantum computing stock jumped 11% after IonQ said it tested the industry’s first real-time quantum error decoder. The new capability allows for quantum error correction across operations without slowing down execution time, the company said in an announcement.
—Darla Mercado
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Stock futures open flat on Tuesday evening
U.S. equity futures were little changed at 6 p.m. in New York.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 15 points, or 0.03%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures were marginally lower.
—Darla Mercado
