Futures Rise on US-Iran Talks; Netflix Drops 11%

US stock futures pointed to a positive open on April 17, with S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 contracts rising after major indices closed at record highs in the prior session. Improved investor sentiment tracked developing US-Iran peace negotiations, which eased geopolitical risk pricing across equities. The prospect of diplomatic progress between Washington and Tehran reduced a layer of uncertainty that had weighed on risk assets in recent weeks. Netflix was the session's sharpest outlier, with shares falling 11% in pre-market trading after the company issued earnings guidance below market expectations. The earnings miss introduces pressure on streaming-sector valuations more broadly, as Netflix remains a key benchmark for the group. Traders will monitor whether the diplomatic momentum on Iran holds and whether Netflix's guidance revision triggers a wider reassessment of growth-stock multiples heading into the earnings season.