S&P 500 futures are little changed to begin May trading. Dow futures gain as Apple jumps: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 30, 2026. NYSES&P 500 futures were relatively unchanged on Friday, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose, boosted by Apple shares, as a new month of trading gets underway.Futured tied to the broad market index advanced 0.1%, while those linked to the Dow gained 0.3%. Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.1%, however.Shares of Apple climbed more than 3% in premarket trading after the consumer tech giant posted a fiscal second-quarter earnings and revenue beat. Not only that, the company’s revenue outlook for the current quarter was better than expected, overshadowing the fact that iPhone revenue fell short of estimates for the second time in three quarters.The moves come after a record-setting trading session, with the S&P 500 closing above the 7,200 threshold for the first time ever. That helped both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq — which also notched a new record closing high — secure their strongest monthly performances since 2020. The Dow, meanwhile, saw its strongest monthly performance since November 2024.A strong first-quarter earnings season, as well as hopes for easing tensions in the Middle East, have ultimately boosted stocks higher on the year. Even though the major averages took a dip on the commencement of the U.S. war with Iran, all three indexes are now trading well above where they began 2026.Venu Krishna, head of U.S. equity strategy at Barclays, pointed to a strong economic growth outlook and an intact tech story as catalysts to keep this strong market rally going from here.”The story is good, so we remain optimistic. The last thing I would say is that the pace of this recovery has been so strong in such a short period of time, it does leave some potential for a little bit of a breather in the short term,” he said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell: Overtime” on Thursday afternoon. “But … I think the trajectory, the direction, is pretty strong.”