Tech Optimism Undergirds Wall Street Pre-Bell; Asia Up, Europe Off

07:14 AM EDT, 10/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Wall Street futures pointed modestly higher pre-bell Tuesday, as the tech sector firmed after AI modeler Anthropic (ANT) overnight publicly filed its IPO, reporting large revenue gains and an anticipated November listing. In the futures, the S&P 500 rose 0.1%, the Nasdaq inclined 0.1% and the Dow Jones was up 0.2%. West Texas Intermediate crude oil traded up 0.8% to $102.53 a barrel, and 10-year US Treasury yields were steady near 4.98%, in morning action. The VanEck Semiconductor fund (SMH), a proxy for the sector, traded up 1.1% pre-bell. The Federal Reserve starts a two-day policy session in the morning, culminating with the central bank's rate announcement on Wednesday afternoon in Washington. Markets expect no rate change, but will follow Fed Chief Kevin Warsh's post-announcement commentary closely. Asian exchanges traded mostly higher overnight, after the Anthropic IPO filing. European bourses tracked moderately south midday on the continent. United Parcel Service (UPS) traded up 1.3% pre-bell after the delivery service reported Q3 adjusted earnings, revenue and guidance above expectations, in pre-bell release. On the economic calendar is the durable goods orders bulletin for September at 8:30 am ET, followed by the Case-Shiller Home Price Index, and the FHFA House Price Index, both for August, at 9 am. The University of Michigan consumer confidence report for October, the new home sales bulletin for September, and the Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index for October, log at 10 am. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta GDPNow Tracker for Q3 is slated for a 10:30 am release, considered a precursor to the official gross domestic product bulletin scheduled for Thursday release in Washington. In premarket action, Bitcoin traded at $79,521, and spot gold commanded $3,966 an ounce.