- Futures tracking the Nasdaq 100 index jumped in the early hours of Thursday after record results from Nvidia, the world's most valuable chipmaker, boosted confidence about the artificial intelligence boom.Dow e-minis were up 30 points, or 0.09%, while S&P 500 e-minis were up 31.25 points, or 0.7%.
Nvidia's Frankfurt-listed shares jumped 9.0% in European trading after the company's quarterly revenue target far exceeded expectations and the chipmaker said it would buy back $25 billion in stock. The results had led to an after-hours jump on Wednesday of 1%-2% in Microsoft and Google-owner Alphabet, both of which are rushing to incorporate generative AI into their Web search platforms and other services.
Frankfurt-listed shares of Microsoft rose 2%, on Thursday while those of Alphabet gained 1%, although volumes were low. Advanced Micro Devices gained about 3% and Marvell Technology jumped 8.5%, also in low volumes.Europe's ASM International, BE Semiconductor, ASML Holding and Aixtron were among the early gainers, rising between 1.8% and 3%.
Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co closed up 2.2%, while South Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix rose 1.6% and 4.2%, respectively.
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