NYSE Content Update: Artemis II Lifts Off, Takes Crew Toward Moon for First Time since 1972

NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor.

NEW YORK, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today's NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins. 

Ashley Mastronardi delivers the pre-market update on April 2nd

• Stocks are lower Thursday morning after President Trump said in a speech Wednesday night that the U.S. will hit Iran "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks.
• The Artemis II mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday evening, with NYSE-listed firms such as Redwire (NYSE: RDW), whose shares rose 6.8%, participating in the mission.
• Greif (NYSE: GEF) CEO Ole Rosgaard will join NYSE Live to explain how his company's history of navigating global disruptions will allow it to keep delivering for customers.
• Three-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin will join Taking Stock after ringing the Closing Bell this afternoon.

Opening Bell
SmartStop Self Storage (NYSE: SMA) celebrates its one-year IPO anniversary

Closing Bell
Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates her historic 2026 season, and her third Olympic gold medal

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