Dow futures rise as optimism builds over ending the U.S. shutdown; markets rally and gold climbs on rate-cut hopes.

U.S. stock futures advanced on Monday after a test vote to end the U.S. shutdown succeeded, paving the way for the longest-ever stoppage to end. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 0.17%, to 47167.

Wall Street is back in rally mode. The US stock market today is surging as investors cheer signs of a possible Trump-Xi trade deal. Dow futures are up 250 points. S&P 500 and Nasdaq are both higher — and traders are betting on a major Fed rate cut this week.

Stock futures were dropping again Wednesday as investors worried that valuations have become too bloated off the back of a blistering artificial-intelligence rally. Some on Wall Street are now predicting a prolonged selloff.

U.S. stock futures fell in premarket trading on Friday as cooling AI sentiment weighed on tech stocks and put the major indexes on track to post weekly losses.

The major gauges have reached a holding pattern in a volatile week with investors seeking firm news on tariffs, earnings and Tesla.

Dow Jones futures were little changed after hours, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Robinhood MarketsHOOD, AppLovinAPP, ARM HoldingsARM, DoorDashDASH and QualcommQCOM headlined earnings after the close.

Stock index futures rose on Wednesday, as the private sector employment staged a rebound in October. S&P 500 futures (SPX) +0.2%, Nasdaq 100 futures (US100:IND) +0.2%, and Dow futures (INDU) +0.2%. October U.