U.S. stock futures hovered near the flatline Wednesday evening after the closed at a record for the second time this week.
lost 16 points, or 0.04%. Futures tied to the and fell around 0.
1% each. Aluminum producer soared nearly 8% in extended trading after posting adjusted earnings that topped expectations. Transport stock shed 4% on disappointing results.
During regular trading Wednesday, the blue-chip index advanced 0.79%. The rose 0.
47%, while the tech-heavy added 0.28%. Earnings results from companies that have reported in the week, notably financials, indicate a "Goldilocks type of atmosphere, with resilient growth, fading inflationary pressures [and] a normalization of the economy," Adam Crisafulli, Vital Knowledge founder, said Wednesday on CNBC's " .
" "That, more than anything, has really helped put a bid underneath the market. It's helped catalyze a lot of these cyclical value groups, and we're seeing tech take a back step a little bit the last few days because of it," he said. Indeed, the financials sector rose 1.
2% on Wednesday, seeing a boost from . The bank rose 6.5% after for third-quarter profit and revenue.
Corporate earnings are set to continue with insurance company , alternative asset manager and health insurer set to report Thursday morning. Regional banks , and are also on deck. On the economic front, traders will be looking toward weekly jobless claims and September's retail sales due on Thursday.
Industrial and manufacturing production data are also due.
