Traders work on the floor of the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. <\/p>\n
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U.S. stock futures were largely higher early Tuesday as traders awaited a pivotal consumer inflation report.<\/p>\n
S&P 500 futures<\/a> added 0.16%, while futures tied to the <\/a>Dow Jones Industrial Average<\/a> were up 197 points, or 0.38%. Nasdaq-100 futures<\/a> were little changed.\u00a0<\/p>\n In Asia, South Korea’s Kospi<\/a> surged 4.3%, while Japan’s\u00a0Nikkei 225<\/a> added 2.89%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index<\/a> rose 0.42% and mainland’s CSI 300 added 0.26%. Australia’s S&P\/ASX 200<\/a> gained 1.27%<\/p>\n During the regular U.S. trading day, the <\/a>Dow Industrials<\/a> gained 1,104 points, or 2.2%, while the <\/a>S&P 500<\/a> popped about 2.4%. The Nasdaq Composite<\/a> rose 2.7%. Monday’s rally came after a rocky week for markets, in which traders grew concerned of an impending slowdown in data center buildouts after Democrats posted big victories in the midterm elections.<\/p>\n While the tech sector rebounded in Monday’s regular trading, Nvidia sat out the rally. <\/p>\n Shares of the chipmaker slid 4% after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted on Sunday to having an affair with a woman who U.S. intelligence officials, according to The New York Times,<\/a> say is a spy for China’s Ministry of State Security. The company’s board of directors also launched an independent internal investigation<\/a>, pointing to recent reporting that Huang “has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort.”<\/p>\n Oil prices also fell on Monday, lending the market support. The U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures<\/a> settled down more than 4%, while Brent crude futures<\/a> slid more than 5%.\u00a0<\/p>\n