NEWS: S&P 500 set to start off April near record territory April 01, 2021 at 02:05PM

US stocks set for gains
S&P 500 futures are up 16 points after yesterday’s 14-point gain. In a sense, the gain will only wipe out the losses in the final minutes of trading yesterday — a drop that was due to quarter-end rebalancing.

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US stocks set for gains S&P 500 futures are up 16 points after yesterday’s 14-point gain. In a sense, the gain will only wipe out the losses in the final minutes of trading yesterday — a drop that was due to quarter-end rebalancing.

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US stocks set for gains
S&P 500 futures are up 16 points after yesterday’s 14-point gain. In a sense, the gain will only wipe out the losses in the final minutes of trading yesterday — a drop that was due to quarter-end rebalancing.