U.S. equity futures rose at Monday's open, with Nasdaq 100 futures leading the gains, boosted by pre-market increases in chipmakers and other AI-related stocks. This followed Sunday's talks between U.S. and Chinese officials on AI national security issues, where U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that discussions included establishing an AI incident "notification mechanism."

Concurrently, falling oil prices also lifted market sentiment. Brent crude futures dropped over 2%, trading near $101 per barrel, poised for a fourth consecutive day of declines. This contributed to lower government bond yields in Europe and the U.S., with the U.S. 10-year government bond yield currently around 4.96%.