Breaking News in the US stock market pre-market trading

date
17/07/2026
1. The three major stock index futures in the United States all fell, with Dow Jones futures down 0.56%, S&P 500 index futures down 0.84%, and Nasdaq futures down 1.79%. 2. The Germany DAX index fell 0.38%, the UK FTSE 100 index fell 0.08%, the France CAC 40 index fell 0.70%, and the Euro Stoxx 50 index fell 1.00%. 3. WTI crude oil rose 2.44% to $80.88 per barrel. Brent crude oil rose 2.17% to $86.06 per barrel. 4. Nasdaq futures plummeted, with the decline in the chip sector spreading globally. 5. Executives in the U.S. cashed out $77.6 billion in the first half of the year, setting the second fastest pace in over twenty years. 6. The escalation of attacks between the U.S. and Iran led to a sharp drop in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, with multiple Gulf countries being involved in the conflict. 7. Broadcom fell more than 3% in pre-market trading as the U.S. ITC launched a 337 investigation into Samsung and its customers' involvement in Netlist patents related to HBM/DDR5 memory products, raising concerns about potential import restrictions and supply chain risks. 8. Arm Holdings fell more than 4% in pre-market trading as HSBC downgraded its rating from "buy" to "hold," citing overly optimistic growth expectations for its server CPUs, high valuation, capacity bottlenecks, dragging down pre-market performance. 9. Netflix's pre-market stock price plunged 9% as the company announced that its third-quarter revenue and profit guidance were both below market expectations.