U.S. stock-market futures pointed to opening gains on Wednesday after Netflix posted better-than-expected results and President Donald Trump unveiled an artificial-intelligence infrastructure package.
U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday, led by those tied to the Nasdaq, as investors cheered streaming giant Netflix's strong quarterly performance and President Donald Trump's multi-billion dollar support to bolster AI infrastructure.
Investors are appraising the likely impact of Trump's orders on stocks on the first trading day after the inauguration.
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Under early Wednesday U.S. trading, Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures added 50 points (0.1%) as S&P 500 Futures rose 24 points (0.4%). Technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 Futures rose 165 points as investors felt confident in the technology sector.
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Jan 22), with the benchmark S&P 500 just shy of a record high, as investors cheered streaming giant Netflix’s strong quarterly performance and President Donald Trump’s multi-billion dollar support to bolster AI infrastructure.