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Stock Futures Weaken as Oil Prices and Treasury Yields Rise

Stock futures are pointing to a weaker open as fading hopes for a U.S.-Iran peace agreement push oil prices and Treasury yields higher. Brent crude is rising as the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran comes under pressure, while the 30-year Treasury yield has climbed to around 5.33%, its highest level since 2007. The combination of higher oil and long-term yields is tightening financial conditions and making high-duration technology stocks particularly vulnerable.AI and semiconductor stocks are bearing the brunt of the selling. The weakness comes as investors reassess elevated valuations across the AI trade, with higher borrowing costs adding another headwind to companies whose valuations depend heavily on future growth.The retail sector is providing some support. Home Depot is gaining about 2% after reporting second-quarter sales above expectations, although the company said the housing market remains challenging. Investors will also look to Target and Walmart later this week for a clearer picture of consumer spending and the health of the U.S. consumer.The Federal Reserve's July meeting minutes, due Wednesday, are another catalyst. After the recent weak labor-market data and relatively benign inflation reports, investors have been looking for evidence that policymakers are becoming more comfortable with eventual rate cuts. However, the renewed rise in oil prices and long-term Treasury yields could complicate that outlook.In pre-market trading, S&P 500 futures fell 0.52%, Nasdaq futures fell 0.3% and Dow futures fell 0.10%.Check out this morning's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER -Amylyxup 36% after its Lucidity trial met the FDA-agreed-upon primary endpoint demonstrating a 55% reduction in the composite rate of Level 2 and Level 3 hypoglycemic events compared to placeboUP AFTER EARNINGS -Duos Technologiesup 11%Flexsteel Industriesup 6%Home Depotup 2%Amer Sportsup 8%DOWN AFTER EARNINGS -Klarnadown 20%Fabrinetdown 11%Baidudown 9%VNET Groupdown 8%Immaticsdown 2%Pony AIdown 3%LOWER -XTI Aerospacedown 7% after announcing Scott Pomeroy has resigned as CEO and that the company is delaying its quarterly report to complete an internal reviewTesladown 2% after The Informationthe company has told staff it is planning for a public Cybercab launch in August

S&P 500 Index Retreats for Second Consecutive Session

S&P 500 index retreated for the second consecutive trading session on Monday and has now erased gains made over the prior two trading sessions last week.  Consumer sectors, both staples and cyclicals, were among the worst-performing areas of the benchmark.  Energy once again helped to prop up the S&P 500 as its best-performing index, thanks to the geopolitical uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz.   In technology, sentiment was split down the middle: pro-AI capex stocks held up, with Micron, Sandisk, Western Digital, and Applied Materialstrading notably higher.  Stocks in  Software and IT Services largely offset that advance, with names like Microsoftanddown 3.0% and 2.3% respectively.On Tuesday, traders will see earnings from a premium home builder - Toll Brothers- and a home improvement giant in Home Depot (HD), further gauging the impact of stubbornly high interest rates on the housing sector.Check out this evening's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER AFTER EARNINGS -Flexsteel Industriesup 10.0%Duos Technologiesup 7.5%Yalla Groupup 1.4%.ALSO HIGHER -Amylyx Pharmaceuticalsup 13.2% after announcing expected results for Avexitide tomorrowKura Oncologyup 8.2% after insider buyButterfly Networkup 4.1% after insider buyDOWN AFTER EARNINGS -Fabrinetdown 6.5%ALSO LOWER -Andersen Groupdown 4.6% after equity offering