Trade Secrets: Dailies 06.05.2026

US stock futures mostly fell early Friday, with tech leading the way down in the wait for the release of the May jobs report.
Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) nudged higher. Futures attached to the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) slipped 0.4%. Futures attached to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) sank 1%.
The latest jobs report is set to land at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday. Investors will be watching the data closely to gauge the health of the economy amid signs of rising inflation. Economists expect the report to show an uptick in payrolls and a steady unemployment rate, which would be a welcome indication of stability for markets.
In day trading on Thursday, the Dow soared to a record high as healthcare and financial stocks took the lead, even as Broadcom (AVGO) earnings sent shockwaves through the AI trade. Broadcom shares were poised to continue their sell-off Friday, while chipmakers broadly saw sharp declines.
Meanwhile, the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran and reports of stalled negotiations continue to fuel uncertainty on Wall Street, even as President Trump assures that talks are in their "final" stages.
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is at risk of snapping a historic weekly winning streak. The benchmark index is looking for a 10th straight week of gains, which would be the longest such run since 1985.
Asian stocks mostly retreated on Friday as investors locked in recent profits in the technology sector and pivoted into more economically sensitive names.
This trend saw Japanese and South Korean markets clock deep losses, especially as chipmaking and artificial intelligence shares extended recent declines. Japanese shares were also pressured by increasing speculation that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates later this month.
Regional markets took a middling lead-in from Wall Street, which ended mixed overnight as investors sold tech and bought into more economically sensitive sectors. Tech appeared to be set for more losses, with Nasdaq 100 Futures falling nearly 1% in Asian trade, while S&P 500 Futures shed 0.5%.
Market focus was on upcoming U.S. nonfarm payrolls data for May, due later in the day, for more cues on the world’s largest economy.
Uncertainty over the U.S.-Iran war also remained in play amid little progress towards a comprehensive peace deal, amid renewed hostilities in the Middle East this week.
South Korea’s KOSPI was by far the worst performer in Asia, losing as much as 6% as local chipmakers fell sharply.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (KS:005930) and SK Hynix Inc (KS:000660) sank over 8% apiece, although they did recoup some of their initial losses.
South Korean markets were also spooked by Labor Minister Kim Young-Hoon telling Reuters that the country’s biggest tech firms should share more of their artificial intelligence profits with suppliers, subcontractors, and workers.
Hoon had helped broker a last-minute pay deal between Samsung and a major union, helping avert a strike and delivering bumper payouts to the company’s memory chip workers.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 also underperformed, losing 1.6% on losses in local tech and chipmaking names. The sector had a strong run-up in recent weeks on optimism over AI.
The broader TOPIX index was flat on Friday, aided by gains in industrials and consumer stocks.
Japanese markets were also pressured by increased speculation over a BOJ rate hike in June, especially after Governor Kazuo Ueda signaled earlier this week that the central bank will discuss raising rates later in the month.
Stronger-than-expected wage income data for April, released on Friday, pointed to the BOJ having more headroom to raise rates. Wages and inflation are the central bank’s two main considerations for rates.
Broader Asian markets were mostly lower. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 0.8%, also pressured by losses in tech, while China’s Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 and Shanghai Composite indexes kept to a tight range.
Australia’s ASX 200 fell 0.6%, while Singapore’s Straits Times index shed 0.1%.
Futures for India’s Nifty 50 index pointed to a flat open ahead of a Reserve Bank of India rate decision later in the day. The central bank is widely expected to leave rates unchanged, but may strike a dovish chord in the face of increasing economic headwinds from the Middle East war.

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