Nasdaq Futures Rise 0.7% as Oil Prices Retreat and Geopolitical Tensions Ease

Key Facts

1Nasdaq futures rose 0.7% driven by gains in mega-cap tech stocks and hopes for diplomatic de-escalation with Iran.

2Akamai Technologies shares surged 20% following an $11.6 billion deal to provide computing power to Anthropic.

3WTI crude fell 1.8% to $92.98 as 10-year Treasury yields eased from multi-decade highs.

Nasdaq futures rose 0.7% driven by gains in mega-cap tech stocks and hopes for diplomatic de-escalation with Iran. Reuters reported that WTI crude fell 1.8% to $92.98, while Akamai Technologies shares surged 20% following an $11.6 billion deal to provide computing power to Anthropic.

NVDA was trading at $224.98 and TSLA at $372.24 on September 25, 2026, while MSFT stood at $516.97 on the same date. In the cloud sector, AKAM closed at $110.41 on September 24, 2024, prior to the deal announcement, while GOOGL was trading at $343.86 and AMZN at $250.56 on September 25, 2026.