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equity futures are broadly in the green before the opening bell, with the Nasdaq 100 contract running well ahead of the other major benchmarks.
Nasdaq 100 futures are up 1.2%, S&P 500 E-mini futures are up 0.45%, and Dow futures are adding 0.5%. The spread across the three contracts is the defining feature of the current pre-market setup.
The spread between contracts The Nasdaq 100 futures advance of 1.2% is more than double the S&P 500 E-mini move of 0.45%, and it runs 70 basis points ahead of Dow futures at 0.5%.
The S&P 500 E-mini and Dow contracts are moving in near lockstep, within 5 basis points of each other. All three benchmarks are in positive territory. The pre-market breadth is constructive on that count.
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