Wall Street lurched toward minor losses before the opening bell today, according to the Associated Press. Futures for the S&P 500 ticked down about 0.1% in premarket, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.3%.
There were few, if any, indications that Tuesday’s presidential debate was impacting broader financial markets this morning. However, shares of Trump Media & Technology Group were down a hefty 12% in premarket trading.
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell modestly Wednesday. Bitcoin was down 1.5% to $56,725.
In other equities trading, Dave & Buster’s climbed around 13% after the restaurant and arcade chain easily beat Wall Street analysts’ profit targets. On the losing side was video game retailer GameStop, one of the original “meme stocks.” Its shares tumbled more than 9% after it badly missed revenue expectations as sales fell by nearly one-third from the same period a year ago.
In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude rose $1.55 to $67.30 per barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, gained $1.46 to $70.65 per barrel.
In currency trading, the U.S. dollar fell to 141.69 Japanese yen from 142.41 yen.
