U.S. shares opened higher today, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.4% and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rising 0.3%, the Associated Press reports. The news follows Wall Street’s modest losses to open 2025.
On Thursday, the S&P 500 fell 0.2%, extending the four-day losing streak that dimmed the close of its stellar 2024. The index pinballed through the day between an early gain of 0.9% and a later loss of 0.9% before locking in its longest losing streak since April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4% and the Nasdaq composite lost 0.2%.
Tesla helped drag the market lower after disclosing it delivered fewer vehicles in the last three months of 2024 than analysts expected. The electric vehicle company’s stock slumped 6.1%.
In energy trading today, benchmark U.S. crude declined 35 cents to $72.78 per barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, gave up 36 cents to $75.57 a barrel.
The dollar remained steady, trading at 157.24 Japanese yen, down from 157.51 yen.
