Pre-market futures fall as oil tops $100 and housing starts slump
FROM THE WIRE · FINANCE.YAHOO.COM
Tuesday, October 20th, 2026 Pre-market futures are decidedly down at this hour, sinking into the red ahead of economic and earnings reports out this morning. The Dow is off -91 points currently, the Nasdaq -256 points and the S&P 500 -27. The small-cap Russell 2000 is a…
Read at the source ↗MARKET IMPACTHIGH✦ News Impact agent estimateTone: expected bearishFalling housing starts and oil above $100 weigh on futures sentiment.AI-generated summary
✦ IN BRIEF · AIAI-generated summary
- 01Futures are down with the Dow -91 points, Nasdaq -256 points and S&P 500 -27 points.
- 02September housing starts came in at 1.22 million, below the 1.3 million estimate.
- 03WTI is above $100 a barrel and Brent at $110, with oil tankers under fire in the Strait of Hormuz.
NEWS IMPACT AND MARKET REACTIONChange from the reference price
NASDAQ Composite26,461.37-0.39%today +0.12%Negative S&P 5007,716.04-0.34%today +0.33%Negative Crude Oil WTI97.51 USD+1.84%today -1.05%Positive Brent Crude Oil (continuous future)108.32 USD+1.67%today -1.12%Positive
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