Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Sep 18
S&P 500 Eyes Weekly Gain as Nasdaq 100 Futures Rise 0.7%
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Sep 18

S&P 500 Eyes Weekly Gain as Nasdaq 100 Futures Rise 0.7%

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Sep 18

Summary

  • S&P 500 futures rose 0.4%, putting the benchmark on track to turn positive for the week after a turbulent stretch.
  • Nasdaq 100 contracts climbed 0.7% as a rebound in chipmakers extended on the back of Nvidia's bullish outlook.
  • Lower oil prices also lifted broader risk sentiment, helping US and Asian equities advance together.
  • South Korea's Kospi jumped 2.7% to lead Asia, while Europe's Stoxx 600 slipped 0.3% amid lighter exposure to AI stocks.

Insights

As Asian hardware markets surge, is the real wealth in the AI boom quietly shifting away from US mega-caps?
Could cheaper, compute-efficient AI models suddenly derail the multi-trillion dollar infrastructure arms race fueling today's tech rally?