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U.S. stocks appear poised for a positive opening on Friday despite the ongoing shutdown of the U.S. government, driven by optimism in the artificial intelligence sector. AI bellwether Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) hit a new all-time high on Thursday, with other semiconductor players like Intel Corp. (INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) also experiencing a surge.
While Dow Jones futures were up by 0.22% at the time of writing, the S&P 500 futures rose 0.2%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100’s futures declined 0.21%. Futures of the Russell 2000 index fell 0.39%.
Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) was up 0.22% at the time of writing, while Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) rose 0.2% on Friday morning. Retail sentiment around the S&P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘neutral’ territory.
Asian markets ended Friday’s trading session on a largely positive note, with the Nikkei 225 leading with gains of 1.8%, followed by the TWSE Capitalization Weighted Stock index at 1.43%, and the Shanghai Composite at 0.52%.
The Hang Seng index declined 0.54%, while the KOSPI was closed for trading due to the National Day holiday.
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