07:14 AM EDT, 04/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Wall Street futures pointed moderately higher pre-bell Wednesday as traders awaited President Donald Trump's slated evening address on Iran, in which he may outline a "two weeks, maybe three," period before ending US military actions in the Middle East.

In the futures, the S&P 500 rose 0.5%, the Nasdaq inclined 0.6% and the Dow Jones was up 0.4%.

Asian exchanges traded sharply higher overnight, led by an 8.4% rise in Seoul's KOSPI index, while European bourses tracked solidly north midday on the continent.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil traded lower at $100.07, off 1.3% in morning hours.

Investors also await the February national retail sales report, slated for an 8:30 am ET release, and sure to be perused for clues to consumer mood.

Nike (NKE) traded down 10.5% pre-bell after the athletic-wear maker reported fiscal Q3 earnings and revenues above Street views, but issued soft sales guidance, late Tuesday.

On the economic calendar, in addition to the retail sales bulletin, is the private-sector ADP employment report at 8:15 am ET, followed by the S&P Global US manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) for March at 9:45 am, and ISM manufacturing index for March, at 10 am.

The business inventories for January report also logs at 10 am, followed by the weekly EIA petroleum status report at 10:30 am.

Federal Reserve St. Louis President Alberto Musalem, and Governor

Michael Barr, are slated to speak on Wednesday.

In pre-market action, bitcoin traded at $68,517, 10-year US Treasuries offered 4.28% and spot gold commanded $4,732 an ounce.