US stocks were mixed on Wednesday, with the Dow posting a fresh record but Big Tech stocks wobbling as chances grew that the record-long US shutdown will end soon. Meanwhile, hopes are rising for a key House vote that could end the longest government shutdown in US history as soon as today.

Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Thursday here to see if blue-chips can extend their record run as traders prepare for wave of economic data now government is re-opening.

Ahead of the opening bell, the Dow rose 0.2%, as S&P 500 futures gained 0.4%. Nasdaq 100 futures moved up 0.6% in premarket trading. The Dow hit a new closing high Tuesday, while the S&P gained ground. But the Nasdaq was slightly lower.

US stock futures rose Thursday morning with traders processing the end of the longest government shutdown in US history. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) nudged up 0.2%. Contracts tied to the S&P 500 (ES=F) crept up 0.

Markets are pricing the end of the longest government shutdown in history – and another solid set of quarterly earnings.

The Dow is rising, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are down as the stock market awaits an end to the government shutdown.

Hopes for an end to the government shutdown boost markets, but big tech stocks fall

The Dow Jones Industrial Average offers too small a sample size for many to be an effective gauge of how well the stock market is doing on any given day. But, of course, we have the S&P 500 for that,

Stock futures are down slightly Tuesday as the market takes a breather after kicking off the week with a big rally fueled by tech sector gains.

The Dow surged higher on Tuesday, bolstered by optimism that the US government shutdown might come to an end this week.