Stock Market Today: Futures Tick Up After Record Day For S&P 500, Nasdaq On Growing Hopes Of Iran Deal— Allbirds, TSMC, PepsiCo In Focus

Futures related to U.S. stocks ticked up in pre-market trading on Thursday, after the benchmark S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose to fresh records in the previous session, as investors weighed signs of easing tensions between Washington and Tehran and awaited a fresh round of earnings and economic data.

Sentiment was supported by growing hopes of a possible diplomatic breakthrough after President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Wednesday that the Iran conflict was "very close to over" and that Tehran was eager to strike a deal.

A White House official also told CNBC that a second round of U.S.-Iran talks was under discussion, though no date has been set.

Investors are also watching earnings before the bell from PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP), Travelers (NYSE:TRV) and Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE:SCHW), alongside weekly jobless claims and March’s industrial production data.

Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.283%, and the two-year bond was at 3.755%. The CME Group's FedWatch tool‘s projections show markets pricing a 99.5% likelihood of the Federal Reserve leaving the current interest rates unchanged in its April meeting.

Index	Performance (+/-)
Dow Jones	0.02%
S&P 500	0.03%
Nasdaq 100	-0.09%
Russell 2000	-0.10%

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ), which track the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, respectively, were higher in premarket trading on Thursday. The SPY was up 0.13% at $700.85, while the QQQ gained 0.34% to $639.55.

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