By Janet H. Cho
U.S. stock futures were falling on Sunday after the Nasdaq and S&P 500 climbed to new records on Friday.
Since then, President Donald Trump called off an in-person negotiation in Pakistan between U.S. officials and Iran and escaped unharmed from a shooting in a Washington, D.C., ballroom at a Saturday evening event that was crowded with journalists, administration officials, and celebrities.
Just after 6 p.m. Eastern time, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 152 points or 0.3%, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures were also about 0.3% lower.
While the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed at new records on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week down 0.4%, snapping a three-week winning streak.
The U.S. delegation was headed to Pakistan when Trump called the trip off on Saturday. Earlier on Sunday, Trump told Fox News that if the Iranians want to talk, they can come here or call. "If they want, we can talk. But we're not sending people to travel 18 hours to meet."
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had been expected to return to Islamabad for a potential second round of talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. "Too much time wasted on traveling, too much work!" Trump said in a social media post.
Trump, meanwhile, was safely back at the White House after the White House Correspondents Dinner abruptly ended after a lone gunman attacked the gathering, wounding a Secret Service officer.
Trump will host Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla this week for a state visit starting Monday.
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve will release its latest interest rate decision, and Chair Jerome Powell will hold what could be his final press conference in that job.
The S&P 500 last week notched its largest four-week point gain on record and its largest four-week percentage gain since the week ending May 16, 2025, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The S&P 500 set its ninth record close this year and is up 4.7% this year.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq also marked its largest-ever four-week point gain and its largest four-week percentage gain since the week ended April 17, 2020. It posted its fifth record close of 2026, and is up 6.9% this year.
The Dow is up 2.4% year to date.
Write to Janet H. Cho at janet.cho@dowjones.com
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April 26, 2026 18:07 ET (22:07 GMT)
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