09:07 AM EDT, 10/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were up ahead of Monday's opening bell, with futures of technology sector-heavy Nasdaq Composite outperforming other major indices after Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ) unveiled a collaboration with Microsoft ( MSFT ) -backed OpenAI.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.2% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.3%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.8% higher.

Oil prices were higher, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude up 1.1% at $65.24 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 1.1% higher at $61.51 per barrel.

In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei ended 4.8% higher, Hong Kong's Hang Seng finished 0.7% lower, while the Chinese market was closed for holiday. The UK's FTSE 100 was up 0.2%, and Germany's DAX index was also 0.1% higher in Europe's early afternoon session.

In equities, Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ) shares were 34% higher after the company unveiled a collaboration with OpenAI to deploy 6 gigawatts of graphics processing units. As part of the agreement, AMD has issued OpenAI a warrant for up to 160 million AMD common shares, the companies said. Critical Metals (CRML) stock was up 42% after Reuters reported the Trump administration is eyeing an equity stake in the company.

On the losing side, Quantum Computing ( QUBT ) shares were 14% lower after the company said over the weekend it secured deals for the sale of about 37.2 million shares through an oversubscribed private placement.