Stock Futures Rise After Record Indexes; UnitedHealth Gains

Stock Futures Rise After Record Indexes; UnitedHealth Gains

October 28, 2025 Victoria Sterling -Business Editor Business

Here’s a summary of the stock market movements mentioned in the text:

Positive Movements (Up in premarket/early trading):

* UnitedHealth Group (UNH): Up nearly 4% in premarket trading due to ‌better-than-expected earnings.
* ‍ Nvidia ⁣(NVDA): Up less than 1% ahead of a keynote speech,⁤ after closing ​up 2.8% yesterday.
* ⁢ Microsoft (MSFT): Up 0.2%.
* Meta Platforms (META): Up 0.3%.
* ⁤ Alphabet (GOOGL): up 0.6%.

Negative Movements (Down in premarket/early trading):

* Qualcomm (QCOM): Down 1.5% after a large gain (11%) yesterday.
* Advanced Micro Devices (AMD): Down ‍about 0.5% ⁤after a ⁣2.7% gain Monday.

Index Level:

* The‍ S&P 500 and Nasdaq were boosted yesterday by ⁢Qualcomm’s news.
* The Dow was paced by Nvidia ‌yesterday.
* The S&P 500 is currently in a tight range around $4,458.
* The nasdaq is in a tight range at around $14,400.