Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures dip from record-highs ahead of packed earnings week
Key takeaways
- Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) slipped about 100 points, or 0.2%, while contracts linked to the S&P 500 (ES=F) and Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) traded little changed.
- Oil prices climbed at the open as geopolitical concerns continued to drive energy markets higher.
- The change to commodities arrived as equities hover near record territory after the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) notched fresh highs last week and the Dow (^DJI) briefly crossed the 50,000 mark.
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures dip from record-highs ahead of packed earnings week Rian Howlett · Front Page Editor Mon, May 18, 2026 at 6:27 AM GMT+7 1 min read CL=F ^DJI ^NDX ^GSPC ^IXIC US stock futures slipped Sunday evening as investors turned their focus to a packed slate of earnings and eyed the ongoing war between the US and Iran.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) slipped about 100 points, or 0.2%, while contracts linked to the S&P 500 (ES=F) and Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) traded little changed.
Oil prices climbed at the open as geopolitical concerns continued to drive energy markets higher. West Texas Intermediate (CL=F) crude gained 1.8% to trade above $107 a barrel, while Brent (BZ=F) crude added roughly 1.1% to top $110.