Stock market today: Nasdaq, S&P 500 futures climb to start 2026 as Nvidia and Baidu rally
NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 07:04 ET — Premarket U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as Wall Street kicked off 2026 with a tech-led rebound after a late-year slide. At 5:45 a.m. ET, S&P 500 E-minis — futures contracts tied to the index — were up 0.60%, Nasdaq 100 E-minis gained 1.05% and Dow E-minis rose 0.35%. Nvidia and Broadcom climbed 1.8% and 1.6% in premarket trading, Reuters reported. Reuters Investors are looking for direction after the main indexes ended 2025 with four straight declines, a run that bucked the typical late-December seasonal lift. With the Fed’s benchmark rate