Benzinga | Mar 3, 2021 04:50PM EST

What's Moving The Market Wednesday? After The Close Update

Indices Around The Globe

* S&P 500 Futures neared 3,815 at U.S. market close.

* UK's FTSE 100 closed up 0.38% at 6,613

* Japan's Nikkei 225 up 0.60% to near 29,484

Bonds

* 10-year treasury yield at 1.48%

Commodities

* Crude oil up 2.42% to near $64/barrel

* Gold down 1.08% to near $1,715/oz

* Silver down 2.14% to near $26.14/oz

Crypto

* Bitcoin up 5.86% over the last 24 hours to near $50,507

Top News

* Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) reported worse-than-expected Q4 earnings.

* Splunk (NASDAQ:SPLK) reported better-than-expected Q4 earnings.

* Texas Education Agency said masks are still required in Texas public schools unless the local school boards decide to make them optional.

* Disney (NYSE:DIS) said the company will close 20% of its 300 stores and shift focus towards e-commerce.

Preview for Thursday, March 4

* OPEC Meeting - 8:00 a.m. EST

* Initial Jobless Claims data - 8:30 a.m. EST