{"id":74853,"date":"2026-03-04T10:31:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T10:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=74853"},"modified":"2026-03-04T10:31:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T10:31:33","slug":"stock-market-today-sp-500-dow-futures-gain-as-oil-hike-pace-slows-after-trumps-order-adp-report-looms-broadcom-abercrombie-fitch-in-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=74853","title":{"rendered":"Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow Futures Gain As Oil Hike Pace Slows After Trump’s Order, ADP Report Looms\u2014 Broadcom, Abercrombie & Fitch, In Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. stock futures ticked higher on Wednesday after a volatile session for equities on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Oil prices were up 3% as the U.S.-Israeli\u00a0war \u200bon Iran<\/a>\u00a0disrupted Middle East supplies. However, the pace of gains slowed from past sessions after \u200cPresident Donald Trump<\/strong> announced the U.S. Navy<\/a> would escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and pledged political risk insurance for maritime trade transiting the waterway.<\/p>\n

Higher oil prices have stoked fears of stickier inflation, which could keep the Fed on hold longer and remove the rate-cut cushion markets have been leaning on all year. Wall Street\u2019s fear gauge<\/a>, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), jumped to 23.96 on Wednesday, its highest level since November. <\/p>\n

Investors on Wednesday will also be watching the ADP private payrolls report for February, along with quarterly results from Broadcom<\/strong>, Abercrombie & Fitch<\/strong> and Okta<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.08%, and the two-year bond was at 3.53%. The CME Group’s FedWatch tool<\/a>\u2018s projections show markets pricing a 97.3% likelihood of the Federal Reserve leaving the current interest rates unchanged in March.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Index<\/strong><\/td>\nPerformance (+\/-)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dow Jones<\/td>\n0.17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S&P 500<\/td>\n0.32%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nasdaq 100<\/td>\n0.36%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russell 2000<\/td>\n0.45%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust<\/strong> (NYSE:<\/a>SPY<\/a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF <\/strong>(NASDAQ:<\/a>QQQ<\/a>), which track the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, respectively, were slightly up in premarket trading on Wednesday. The SPY was up 0.23% at $681.90, while the QQQ rose 0.29% to $603.25.<\/p>\n

Stocks In Focus<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Broadcom<\/h2>\n