US Equity Futures Flat Pre-Bell as Holiday Doldrums Continue Ahead of Fed Notes Release

08:53 AM EST, 12/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were flat pre-bell Tuesday but trending downward amid low trading volume as wary investors looked ahead to remarks from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting.

Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures were all treading water.

Later in the day, the Federal Open Market Committee will release a summary of its most recent policy meeting. The notes could offer investors some clues about the extent to which America's central bank will lower interest rates and on what schedule.

Shortly before the opening bell, the Case-Shiller home price index for October will be released. Analysts expect a modest year-on-year increase of 1.1%.

After the open, the Chicago purchasing managers' index for December is expected to reflect steady economic growth and modest inflation. Analysts expect 39.5, up from 36.3 a month earlier.

Oil continued to climb following reports of Venezuelan production cuts resulting from US military pressure. West Texas Intermediate rose 0.5% to $58.39 per barrel while the benchmark Brent crude was up 0.4% to $62.18.

Asian markets finished the day mixed, with Japan's Nikkei 225 down 0.4%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng up 0.9%, and the Shanghai composite flat.

In Europe's afternoon trading session, the UK's FTSE 100 was up 0.5% while Germany's DAX was 0.6% higher.

In stocks, Ekso Bionics (EKSO) was up more than 39% in the premarket session following news Monday that Applied Digital (APLD) has proposed spinning off its cloud computing business and merging it with the company. Cemtrex (CETX) was up 26% pre-bell after reporting a 14% increase in annual revenue.

Society Pass (SOPA) was up 14% after pricing a $3 million public offering.

Among losers, ATIF (ZBAI) shares were down 22% after the company said overnight it launched an offering of up to $500 million of certain securities. SMX (SMX) was down 16%, continuing the previous session's fall.

Brand Engagement Network (BNAI) shares were 7.4% lower, erasing Monday's gains.

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