06:13 AM EST, 11/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Wall Street futures pointed moderately higher pre-bell Wednesday, as traders awaited the latest earnings report from AI-darling and tech-bellwether Nvidia (NVDA), the chip-making colossus.

Nvidia shares traded up 0.7% pre-bell ahead of its third-quarter financial statement, which is slated for an after-bell release.

In the futures, the S&P 500 rose 0.3%, the Nasdaq inclined 0.4% and the Dow Jones was up 0.1%.

Markets also await the 2 pm ET release of minutes of the Federal Reserve's Oct. 28-29 policy-making session, sure to be scrutinized for clues to the central bank's thinking.

Asian exchanges traded unevenly overnight, while European bourses inched higher midday on the continent.

Retailers TJX (TJX), Lowe's (LOW) and Target (TGT) plan to report earnings pre-bell, among others.

On the economic calendar, in addition to the Fed minutes, is the weekly MBA mortgage applications bulletin at 7 am ET, followed by the housing starts and permits report for October at 8:30 am.

The Atlanta Fed Business Inflation Expectations bulletin for November posts at 10 am, followed by the weekly EIA petroleum status report at 10:30 am.

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran, and New York President John Williams are slated to speak on Wednesday.

In premarket action, Bitcoin traded at $91,457, West Texas Intermediate crude oil traded lower at $60.21, and 10-year US Treasuries offered 4.13%. Spot gold traded for $4,112 an ounce.