Stock market today: Dow futures fall, S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures climb ahead of Fed decision, Big Tech earnings

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures declined while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures advanced ahead of an upcoming Federal Reserve policy decision and a slate of Big Tech earnings reports. The divergence reflects a rotation within equity futures rather than a broad risk-off move, with the Dow's heavier weighting toward cyclical and value-oriented industrials underperforming the growth-heavy indexes that tend to respond more strongly to shifts in long-term yields. Nasdaq 100 exposure is particularly sensitive to the discount-rate channel, so any signal from the Fed that trims the expected path of rate cuts would pressure high-multiple technology names, while earnings guidance from mega-cap constituents could shift index-level earnings expectations. The U.S. dollar is positioned as the transmission point for policy repricing, since a more hawkish Fed tends to widen rate differentials and support USD against major peers. Traders should watch the Fed's rate statement and the subsequent press conference for updated guidance on the policy path, alongside post-close results from the largest technology issuers.

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