Nasdaq and S&P futures looking up thanks to Nvidia stock after CEO joins China trip

Nasdaq and S&P futures looking up thanks to Nvidia stock after CEO joins China trip

Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.8% in premarket trading as investors welcomed news of Huang's last-minute addition to the presidential trip

PATRICK T. FALLON / Getty Images

Nvidia $NVDA stock rose more than 2% in premarket trading Wednesday as investors reacted to CEO Jensen Huang joining President Donald Trump on his visit to China to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to CNBC.

Among index futures, the Nasdaq $NDAQ 100 was the standout gainer at 0.8%, with S&P 500 contracts up 0.2%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures dropped 115 points, equivalent to a 0.2% decline. In individual chip names, AMD $AMD was up 2% before the open and Micron........

© Quartz