U.S. Stock Market today: S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq to open in green. Top 3 stocks to focus after Venezuela leader Nicolas Maduro capture

U.S Stock Market futures were up today as the Wall Street open for the first time on Monday after the daredevil operations in Venezuela wherein the ousted leader Nicolas Maduro along with his wife Cilia Flores was captured and brought to New York following the orders of President Donald Trump. U.S. S&P 500 e-mini futures up by 0.2 per cent, Nasdaq 100 futures up by 0.5 per cent, Dow futures up by 0.1 per cent. Share prices of major American oil companies jumped big in pre-market trading.

Stocks of Chevron Corp, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil Corp. rose in the pre-market trading.

In early European trading, Germany's DAX was up 0.8 per cent at 24,728.94, while the CAC 40 in Paris picked up 0.3 per cent to 8,216.98. Britain's FTSE 100 edged 0.2 per cent higher, to 9,968.71.


Oil prices fell back on Monday while the prices of precious metals surged as markets reacted calmly to the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a weekend raid.

Shortly after trading began Monday, U.S. benchmark crude oil rose slightly. But it later was trading 36 cents lower at $56.96 per barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, gave up 34 cents to $60.41 per barrel.

The U.S. move rippled through financial markets as traders maneuvered to account for the uncertainty brought on President Donald Trump's unusual military operation and his insistence that the U.S. will be running Venezuela following its Maduro's ouster. The price of gold rose 2.7 per cent and silver jumped 6.6 per cent.

Share prices in Asia shot sharply higher. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 jumped 3 per cent to 51,832.80, its highest close since it hit a record of 52,411.34 on October 31. The index closed at a year end high for 2025 and only resumed trading on Monday.

South Korea's Kospi surged 3.4 per cent to 4,457.52, a record. It also ended Friday with a record high close. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 closed flat at 8,728.60, while Taiwan's benchmark climbed 2.6 per cent.

FAQs

Q1. Which stocks are trending on Monday?

A1. Stocks of Chevron Corp, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil Corp. rose in the pre-market trading.

Q2. Which are top three indexes of U.S. Stock Market?

A2. Top three indexes of the U.S. Stock Market are -- S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones.