A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange on October 21, 2026.
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U.S. stock futures fell Wednesday evening after investors digested third-quarter results from big tech names including Meta Platforms and Tesla.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures fell by 0.3%, or 170 points. S&P 500 Futures Contracts fell 0.5%, and Nasdaq-100 Futures Contracts fell 0.7%.
In Asia, markets opened mixed on Thursday. South Korea Kospi fell 0.67%, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.19%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index remained stable.
Shares of Meta gained 2% in extended trading. The Facebook and Instagram parent company reported higher revenue as well as strong guidance for the current quarter. Meanwhile, Tesla reported better-than-expected results for its third-quarter results. Shares of the electric vehicle maker were last down 3%.
“The quarter showed that the investment in AI paid off,” Dan Ives, partner and senior managing director at Yorkville Ives, said in his post-results Meta reaction note. Spending is “better controlled than expected,” Ives added as Meta narrowed the range of its data center capital expenditures for the full year.
The action follows a positive day on Wall Street, with the S&P 500 snapping a three-day winning streak, while the Dow jumped 360 points. The Nasdaq Composite closed up 1%, benefiting from the tailwind of EspaceX And Tesla.
SpaceX’s stellar quarterly results fueled investor enthusiasm for the artificial intelligence business, sending shares Micron technology And Advanced microdevices higher. News from Super microcomputerwhich raised its revenue outlook for the first quarter.
On Wednesday, there was also a focus on Nvidia’s supply chain agreements in the United States. The chip giant announced plans to expand global manufacturing capacity to meet growing demand for its full-stack accelerated computing and AI factory platform.
Looking ahead to Thursday, many companies will be set to report earnings, including Procter & Gamble, Lockheed Martin, Valero Energy and Honeywell.
Investors will also be paying attention to the economic calendar with the first weekly unemployment claims expected to be published Thursday morning.
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