U.S. stock index futures rise before the market opens, memory chip stocks rise before the market opens
[Current Affairs News] ① Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu departs for a visit to the United States; ② Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Strait of Hormuz remains closed; ③ Insiders: The top commander of the US military in the Middle East believes that the air strike on Iran will never be effective; [Market Trends] ① Futures on the three major U.S. stock indexes rose. As of press time, Dow futures rose 1.11%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.89%, and Nasdaq futures rose 1.45%; ② Major European stock indexes rose collectively.
①Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu sets off for a visit to the United States; ②Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Strait of Hormuz remains closed; ③Informed sources: The top commander of the US military in the Middle East believes that air strikes on Iran will never be effective again; ① Futures on the three major U.S. stock indexes rose. As of press time, Dow futures were up 1.11%, S&P 500 futures were up 0.89%, and Nasdaq futures were up 1.45%; ②The major European stock indexes rose collectively. As of press time, Britain's FTSE 100 index rose 0.5%, France's CAC40 index rose 0.95%, and Germany's DAX index rose 1.74%; ③International oil prices fell sharply, with WTI crude oil futures falling 5.82% to US$84.11/barrel; Brent crude oil futures falling 5.28% to US$86.84/barrel; ④ U.S. memory chip stocks rose before the market opened, with SK Hynix rising by more than 4%, SanDisk and Western Digital rising by more than 2%, and Micron Technology and Seagate Technology rising by more than 1%; ① Nvidia announced the establishment of the Open and Secure Artificial Intelligence Alliance with multiple founding members; ②Nvidia plans to provide approximately US$250 billion in financing guarantees to OpenAI to help it rent a large data center park; ③OpenAI announced the establishment of a new EU headquarters in Ireland and added 250 new jobs.