Stock Market Update

17-Mar-26 09:20 ET

Futures point to higher open

Market is Closed

[BRIEFING.COM] S&P futures vs fair value: +29.00. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +107.00.

While oil prices are higher this morning, they are off their highs for the session, which now has the stock market on track for a higher opening.

There is some lingering mega-cap strength from yesterday's session, particularly in NVIDIA (NVDA 184.93, +1.74, +1.0%) and Amazon (AMZN 213.54, +1.80, +0.9%). The Information reported that OpenAI has secured a deal with AWS amid a battle for government contracts.