Overview
- U.S. benchmarks opened lower, with the Dow down about 146 points, the S&P 500 off 6.8 points, and the Nasdaq lower by 35.4 points.
- Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman jumped roughly 9% after the president called for a $1.5 trillion military budget, with NDTV reporting the figure tied to 2027.
- Nvidia, Microsoft and Meta traded lower on profit-taking, weighing on the Nasdaq and S&P 500.
- Investors positioned ahead of Friday’s nonfarm payrolls release, a key data point for growth and rate expectations.
- Sector moves showed clear rotation, with industrials up about 1.4% as information technology fell roughly 1.4% early in the session.