Morning Briefing: SPRT stock more than triples in a week, in a squeeze play

Moomoo Breakfast US wrote a column · Aug 31, 2021 18:28

Morning Briefing: SPRT stock more than triples in a week, in a squeeze play

By Julianna

Hey, moomooers! Here are things you need to know before the opening bell:

- Stock futures rose in early morning trading on Tuesday as the S&P 500 looks to wrap up its seventh straight month of gains at a record high.

- Retail traders have helped push the technical-support company Suport's stock up more than 1,500% in 2021.

Market Snapshot

Stock futures rose in early morning trading on Tuesday as the S&P 500 looks to wrap up its seventh straight month of gains at a record high.

Futures on the $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$gained 75 points, or 0.2%. Both $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$futures and $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$futures traded higher. The S&P 500 notched its 53rd record close of 2021 on Monday.

Source: Bloomberg

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