Before the Bell | AAPL record-high streak continues as stock approaches $171

Moomoo Breakfast US wrote a column · Dec 8, 2021 05:03

By Danilo

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

- U.S. stock futures rose in early trading on Wednesday, after stocks continued their upward climb overnight from the omicron sell-off.

- Last year, Apple became the first American company to record a market value of $2 trillion. Another 6.8% gain will send its market cap to $3 trillion.

Market Snapshot

U.S. stock futures rose in early trading on Wednesday, after stocks continued their upward climb overnight from the omicron sell-off.

$Dow Jones Industrial Average(.DJI.US)$ futures lost 24 points, while $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ futures gained 2 points and $NASDAQ 100 Index(.NDX.US)$ futures were up by 0.2%.

Source: Bloomberg

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