U.S. stock futures are lower ahead of the Wall Street open as higher oil prices and yields pressure equities.

The moves come after modest losses on Wednesday as the S&P 500 (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 (NDX) fell from Tuesday’s record highs. Higher oil prices and yields are pressuring stocks this morning.

Crude prices are up more than 4% to about $92 a barrel. President Donald Trump and his national security team have talked about possibly restarting large-scale U.S. military operations in Iran in the coming weeks, according to NBC News. Iran-backed Houthis recently have been targeting Saudi Arabia, and Tehran has also been attacking tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, also supporting oil prices

The benchmark 10-year yield is up 5 basis points near 5.33%, which is near yesterday’s 24-year highs. Investor focus will remain on oil and yields today along with Jobless Claims

Snapshot

• Oil (/CL) – Oil futures are up 4.4% to $92.15 per barrel
• Gold (/GC) – Gold futures are up 0.17% to $4,148.10 per ounce
• Bitcoin (/BTC) – The cryptocurrency futures are down 1.17% to 82,640
• VIX (/VIX) – The CBOE Volatility Index is up 4.58% to 15.77
• U.S. Dollar ($DXY) – The dollar index is up 0.16% to 102.399

Big Premarket Movers

Advancers

• APA Corp (APA) 2.85%
• LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 2.58%
• Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 2.33%
• Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 2.32%
• ConocoPhillips (COP) 2.05%

Decliners

• Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -3.25%
• Coherent (COHR) -3.01%
• Sherwin-Williams (SHW) -2.70%
• NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) -2.64%
• Corning (GLW) -2.60%

Economic Data (ET)

• 4:30 AM: Fed’s Waller Speaks
• 8:30 AM: Jobless Claims
• 10:30 AM: EIA Natural Gas Inventories
• 10:40 AM: Fed’s Kashkari Speaks
• 1:00 PM: 30-Year Bond Auction
• 1:40 PM: Fed’s Musalem Speaks
• 4:30 PM: Fed Balance Sheet

Notable Earnings

• Premarket: HELE, PEP, TLRY
• Postmarket: N/A
• Premarket Friday: DAL
• Postmarket Friday: N/A

Upgrades/Downgrades

Upgrades:

• Goldman Sachs upgrades Palantir Technologies (PLTR) from Neutral to Buy
• Jefferies upgrades Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) from Hold to Buy
• Melius Research upgrades Cava Group (CAVA) from Hold to Buy
• Raymond James upgrades Unity Software (U) from Market Perform to Outperform
• Oppenheimer upgrades Global Payments (GPN) from Perform to Outperform
• Citi upgrades Ryder System (R) from Neutral to Buy
• Truist upgrades Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) from Hold to Buy
• KeyBanc upgrades Generac Holdings (GNRC) from Sector Weight to Overweight
• Deutsche Bank upgrades Trex Company (TREX) from Hold to Buy

Downgrades:

• Citi downgrades NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) from Buy to Neutral
• Erste Group downgrades Morgan Stanley (MS) from Buy to Hold
• Mizuho downgrades Phillips 66 (PSX) and Delek US Holdings (DK) from Outperform to Neutral
• JPMorgan downgrades Leidos Holdings (LDOS) from Overweight to Neutral
• HSBC downgrades Constellation Brands (STZ) from Buy to Hold
• JPMorgan downgrades HubSpot (HUBS) from Overweight to Neutral

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