US Stock Market prediction for Friday: S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Russell 2000 eye green openings, Stocks of Nvidia, Tesla, Amazon, Apple, Verizon, SpaceX to watch out today

U.S Stock Market investors will look to close the week on a high as S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Russell 2000 futures are up ahead of the Friday scheduled trading hours. S&P 500 futures jumped 0.35 per cent to 7,843, Dow Jones futures were up 0.06 per cent to 51,526, Nasdaq futures scaled up by 0.74 per cent to 31,199, and Russell 2000 futures rose 0.24 per cent to 2,816.40.

This comes as oil prices retreated on easing Middle East supply concerns, though telecom shares remained under pressure after SpaceX's spectrum acquisition raised competitive concerns across the sector.

Stocks to Watch Out on Friday


S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq were headed for weekly gains despite pulling back over the previous two sessions as optimism around an AI-driven third-quarter earnings season pushed both the indexes to record highs earlier this week. The blue-chip Dow was on track for slim weekly gains.

Megacap growth stocks were broadly higher on the day, with Nvidia up 1.6 per cent premarket, while Tesla and Amazon.com were higher by around 1 per cent each.

SpaceX gained 3.7 per cent after the rocket and satellite maker struck a deal to acquire a nationwide low-band spectrum portfolio, mounting a direct, orbital challenge to legacy wireless giants across the US.

Telecom firms traded lower, with T-Mobile US and AT&T falling over 6 per cent, while Verizon was down 5.3 per cent. Apple fell 1.8 per cent after media reports that the iPhone maker has told some suppliers to cut production of components for its newly launched iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, as soaring memory chip costs and price increases dampen consumer demand.

The quarterly earnings season picks up pace next week with big banks set to report results. Optimism around strong earnings has buoyed US stocks lately despite shaky geopolitical developments and concerns about rising interest rates.

Among early movers, Humana climbed 14.5 per cent after US government data showed 95 per cent of the health insurer's members were in Medicare Advantage plans rated four stars or higher for 2027.

Oil Prices, US Bond Treasury Yields

Oil prices fell after US President Donald Trump said the country will not attack Iran before US midterm elections next month, easing fears that the conflict could further disrupt global energy supplies.

Brent crude prices were down 1.2 per cent, but were still trading over the psychologically important $100-a-barrel mark.

US Treasury yields were also calmer, with the benchmark 10-year yield steady at 5.25 per cent but holding close to the 24-year high of 5.364 per cent hit on Wednesday.