Dow jone futures as of the latest read

As of the latest read, Dow Jones futures were trading at 38,140, lifted by gains in semiconductor stocks after bullish demand forecasts from chipmakers. Cross-market correlations suggest tech resilience may spill into industrial averages. The positive sentiment comes even as bettors on Polymarket give an 83% probability of a government shutdown occurring at midnight on Wednesday, Sept. 30. As my colleagues Emma Ockerman and Kerry Hannon note, the longer the shutdown stretches on, the bigger a deal it will be for those awaiting the data: Futures trading indicated the Dow Jones could open higher by 85 points, following robust quarterly results from consumer staples. The sector’s outperformance hints at steady defensive positioning among institutional investors.