Stock futures were pointing to a higher open for major indexes on Wednesday ahead of the highly anticipated release of quarterly results by AI investor favorite Nvidia (NVDA).
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 were each up 0.2% in recent trading. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have gained ground for two straight days, recovering a portion of the losses recorded last week when a big post-election rally fizzled. The Dow is riding a four-session losing streak.
Nvidia’s earnings report, slated for release after the closing bell, is the big event of the week for financial markets, which have grown accustomed to blockbuster numbers from the AI chipmaker and expect more of the same today. Nvidia shares, which gained 5% yesterday, were up 0.5% before the bell Wednesday.
Other mega-cap technology stocks were mixed but little changed this morning. Microsoft (MSFT), Tesla (TSLA) and Meta Platforms (META) were inching higher, while Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN) and Alphabet (GOOGL) were down slightly.
The big mover this morning is Target (TGT), which was down 18% after the retailer reported results that came in short of Wall Street expectations on both the top and bottom lines. Shares of TJX Companies (TJX) were down about 0.5% after the parent of TJ Maxx and Marshalls released its quarterly results.
Bitcoin (BTCUSD) was trading at $93,500 after hitting a record high yesterday afternoon of just above $94,000. Since Donald Trump’s election victory, the cryptocurrency has gained about 35% amid optimism that the incoming administration will establish policies that broadly benefit the asset class.
Gold futures, which have lost ground since the election as the U.S. dollar has strengthened, were flat this morning at $2,630 an ounce, while oil futures were up slightly.
The yield on 10-year Treasurys, which has risen in recent weeks as investors have scaled back their expectations for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates aggressively, was at 4.43%, up from 4.38% on Tuesday.