Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.32% as memory-chip shares climbed before the Fed decision and Big Tech earnings.
CAMS Morning Market Brief.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
Good morning.
Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.32% as memory-chip shares climbed before the Fed decision and Big Tech earnings.
At six oh nine Eastern, S and P 500 futures were up 0.06%, while Dow futures were down 0.27%.
Micron gained 3.95% before the open, Advanced Micro Devices rose 1.56%, and Nvidia added 0.72%.
SK Hynix reported record quarterly revenue and operating profit, with demand for A I memory lifting results.
Tuesday's completed session also favored technology.
The Nasdaq gained 1.18%, the S and P 500 added 0.60%, and the Russell 2000 rose 1.17%.
Six of 11 tracked sectors fell even as the semiconductor fund climbed 3.02%.
The equal-weight S and P fund gained 0.11%, compared with 0.56% for the cap-weighted fund.
S P Y and Q Q Q volume both finished below their recent averages.
The 10-year Treasury yield was about 5.01% at six nineteen Eastern.
The dollar index rose 0.09%, while the V I X held near 17.54.
W T I crude rose 1.77% to $101.67 a barrel, and Brent gained about 1.1% to $115.12.
Reuters said oil climbed as a Houthi claim renewed concern about a Saudi refinery, while Saudi authorities had not confirmed the strike.
The research window found no official confirmation of a new supply disruption.
The Federal Reserve decision is due at two P M Eastern, followed by a press conference.
The Census Bureau's advance September trade and inventory report arrives at eight thirty A M Eastern.
The E I A's weekly petroleum report follows Wednesday morning.
Microsoft and Alphabet report after the close.
Alphabet's conference call starts at four thirty P M Eastern.
The opening test is whether chip strength broadens while the 10-year yield stays near 5% and oil holds above $100.
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