Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.30% as WTI crude climbed 2.13% before sunrise.
Good morning.
It is Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.30% as WTI crude climbed 2.13% before sunrise.
S and P 500 futures edged up about 0.1%, while Dow futures slipped 0.12%.
Tuesday's Dow gained about 1%, and the Russell 2000 rose 1.65%.
The Nasdaq Composite finished almost flat.
Ten of 11 tracked sector funds advanced, led by a 2.37% gain in health care.
Technology fell 0.28%, and the semiconductor fund lost 0.38%.
The cap-weighted S and P fund traded about 30 million shares, below its 10-day average.
At six nineteen Eastern, the 10-year Treasury yield was near 5.13%.
WTI traded at $99.90 a barrel, up 2.13%.
Reuters linked the oil rebound to Middle East supply risk and falling crude and fuel inventories in the United States.
Supermicro shares were up 11.58% before the bell.
The company raised its preliminary quarterly revenue and margin ranges.
It now estimates revenue between $18.5 billion and $19.5 billion.
Its preliminary gross margin range is 12.0% to 12.5%.
Those figures are unaudited, with final results due November 3.
Usual weekly earnings data are due at ten Eastern.
The E I A weekly petroleum report follows later in the morning.
Meta holds its earnings call at four thirty Eastern.
Texas Instruments has a call at the same time.
Lam Research follows at five.
The morning test is whether chip strength can hold while oil and long yields stay elevated.
Broader participation with a steady 10-year yield would help the advance.
A fresh rise in both crude and long yields would tighten the pressure.
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