US Stock Futures Rise

2025-11-12 10:27 By Joana Taborda 1 min. read

US stock futures were higher on Wednesday, with S&P 500 contracts up 0.4%, Dow Jones futures rising about 80 points after the blue-chip index closed at a record high in the previous session, and Nasdaq 100 futures gaining 0.7%.

Sentiment was supported by optimism that the government shutdown could soon end, as House members return to Washington today to vote on a deal to restore funding to federal agencies after the shutdown that began on October 1st.

Traders also focused on a fresh batch of corporate results, while megacap stocks advanced in premarket trading, including Nvidia (+1.5%), Microsoft (+0.4%), Apple (+0.5%), Amazon (+0.4%), Meta (+0.4%), Alphabet (+1%), Tesla (+0.4%), and Broadcom (+1.3%).

AMD jumped 5% after forecasting faster sales growth.



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