US futures edge higher as tech stocks rise
Benchmarks Nifty24,287.65-78.35FEATURED FUNDS★★★★★Motilal Oswal Midcap Fund Direct-Growth5Y Return23.43 % Invest NowEnter search text:HomeETPrimeMarketsMarket DataNewsIndustrySMEPoliticsWealthMFTechAICareersOpinionNRIPanache Powered By LIVE BLOGDow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise as tech stocks provide a boost17 Aug, 2026 | 06:02:50 PM ISTSynopsisDow Jones Today | US Stock Market Live: Concerns over the payoff…
Dow Jones Today | US Stock Market Live: Concerns over the payoff from AI investments have battered chip stocks lately, but robust quarterly results and forecasts signaling resilient demand have brought the tech-heavy Nasdaq closer to record highs.
Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: Nvidia earnings in focus as investors gauge durability of tech rally
Markets will closely watch Nvidia’s results next week for signs that the technology-led rally can continue. Shares rose 0.6% after a report said the chipmaker had scaled back aims to support a proposed OpenAI data centre project in Ohio, easing worries about circular financing in the AI sector.
Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: Iran tensions, high fuel prices weigh as Walmart, Home Depot earnings loom
Middle East tensions remained elevated after Iran urged the US to accept defeat and President Donald Trump cautioned Americans to prepare for persistently high fuel prices. Investors will also turn to earnings from Walmart and Home Depot afterwards this week.
Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: Soft US data cuts September Fed hike odds, but oil fuels inflation fears
A string of mild inflation reports and an unexpected decline in retail sales reduced expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike in September, helping the S&P 500 reach a record high last week. Traders now see a 31% chance of a 25-basis-point increase, down from roughly even odds a week earlier, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.
Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: Anthropic’s $200 billion revenue forecast lifts megacap, chip stocks
Technology stocks rose in premarket trading after Reuters reported that IPO-bound Anthropic expects revenue to reach roughly $190 billion to $200 billion in 2028. Amazon gained 1.2%, Alphabet added 0.6%, Micron Technology climbed 3% and Broadcom rose 1.1%.
Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise as Anthropic forecast lifts tech stocks
S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures advanced on Monday after AI company Anthropic issued a robust revenue forecast, boosting technology stocks. Investors also weighed expectations of fewer Federal Reserve rate hikes against continuing Middle East tensions.
At 7:32 a.m. While S&P 500 E-minis rose 10.5 points, or 0.13%, ET, Dow E-minis fell 90 points, or 0.17%. Nasdaq 100 E-minis gained 156.75 points, or 0.52%.
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