
March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.46%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.73% this morning as solid earnings from Apple and Intel buoyed sentiment, while investors geared up for the release of the Federal Reserve’s first-line inflation gauge.
Apple (AAPL) rose over +3% in pre-market trading after the iPhone maker reported upbeat FQ1 results and offered reassuring FQ2 revenue guidance. Also, Intel (INTC) gained more than +2% in pre-market trading after reporting better-than-expected Q4 revenue.