[Svmuu News] Ahead of the U.S. stock market open, investors should pay close attention to the following key market and financial news:
1. Futures for the three major U.S. stock indices are all trading higher. Dow Jones futures are up 0.14%, S&P 500 futures are up 0.39%, and Nasdaq-100 futures are up 1.28%.
2. International oil prices are rising across the board. WTI crude oil futures rose 1.91% to $84.056 per barrel; Brent crude oil futures rose 1.75% to $90.781 per barrel.
3. International spot gold and silver prices rose across the board. Spot gold rose 1.25% to $4,057.41 per ounce; spot silver rose 4.72% to $59.05 per ounce.
4. Europe’s three major stock indices fluctuated within a narrow range. The UK’s FTSE 100 Index rose 0.08%, France’s CAC 40 Index fell 0.05%, and Germany’s DAX 30 Index rose 0.05%.
5. TSMC. is reportedly planning to raise prices for advanced and mature process nodes starting in 2027, with base price increases of up to 10%; price hikes for additional orders of certain AI high-performance computing chips may be even higher.
6. Samsung Electronics has reportedly begun mass production of its 10th-generation V-NAND and is supplying it to NVIDIA. At the same time, the company is expanding production capacity for its 9th-generation V-NAND and advancing the development of its 11th-generation 500-layer V-NAND.
7. Microsoft. and French AI startup Mistral AI announced a multi-billion-dollar agreement to build AI infrastructure in Europe.
8. OpenAI Chairman Taylor stated that the issue with AI token billing stems from the AI market’s immaturity, and the future trend will be “pay-for-results.”
9. HSBC noted that U.S. stocks may face the risk of a pullback ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, and investors should moderately reduce their positions after earnings season ends; JPMorgan Chase. indicated that U.S. stock gains may be limited in the second half of the year; Citigroup also warned that the unwinding of U.S. stock positions may not yet be over.