Dow E-minis gained 37 points, or 0.07%, S&P 500 E-minis rose 34 points, or 0.45%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis added 307.25 points, or 1.04%
U.S. futures rose on Monday as chip stocks stabilized after recent weakness, while a fall in oil prices helped extend a rally that lifted the main U.S. indexes the previous week.
Oil prices remained under pressure after OPEC+ agreed to raise output targets and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz continued despite a lack of fresh developments in the fractious peace talks between Tehran and Washington.
Brent crude futures dropped 0.5% to $71.76 a barrel, hovering near four-month lows.
The Dow closed at a record high on Thursday during a holiday-shortened week, putting it within reach of 53,000 — a level it has never touched — with the Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 2% each.
The indexes advanced even as semiconductor stocks, among the market’s biggest drivers this year, lost momentum. Investors have taken comfort from recent strength in healthcare, industrials and financials, taking it as a sign that the rally may be broadening beyond the chip and AI trade.
Chip stocks stabilized in premarket trading on Monday, with memory-chip makers Western Digital, Seagate and Micron Technology adding 5.5%, 4.4% and 3.4%, respectively.
At 10:37 a.m. GMT, Dow E-minis gained 37 points, or 0.07%, S&P 500 E-minis rose 34 points, or 0.45%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis added 307.25 points, or 1.04%.
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix is set to launch a U.S. listing on Monday to raise around $28 billion, according to regulatory filings, in another test of investor appetite for AI-linked companies.
U.S. central bank policy stays in focus as the second half of the year starts, with investors reassessing the interest-rate path. Rate-hike bets eased slightly on Thursday after a cooler-than-expected jobs report.
Traders now see a 24% chance of a 25-basis-point rate hike at the central bank’s July 29 meeting, down from about 30% a week earlier, according to CME’s FedWatch tool. For September, markets are pricing in about a 44% chance of one quarter-point hike, compared with 48.3% a week ago.

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