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Futures down: Dow 0.03%, S&P 500 0.4%, Nasdaq 0.2%
Nov 11 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures fell on Tuesday
with concerns around elevated technology valuations resurfacing,
while markets closely watched progress toward the end of the
longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
Technology and AI shares rebounded on Monday from last
week's steep losses. The Nasdaq posted its largest daily
gain since May 27 and the S&P 500 recorded its biggest
one-day percentage rise since mid October.
Markets had rallied on the back of expectations that the
government would reopen as soon as this week, as the prolonged
closure weighs on the economy and contributes to a data blackout
for the Federal Reserve and traders alike.
"Following the government reopening, we assume that delayed
economic data will be released over the coming few weeks,
lifting some of the fog that has lingered since early October,"
said Tom Nelson, Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions' head
of market strategy.
"Assuming the government ultimately reopens soon, strong
seasonals and resilient growth may move back to front-of-mind
considerations."
At 5:24 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were down 13 points, or
0.03%, S&P 500 E-minis were down 13.25 points, or
0.19%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were down 90.5 points, or
0.35%.
Still, worries around AI-related companies that have been
the main drivers of the bull market this year persisted as
traders evaluated returns from technology and circular
expenditure within the sector.
Nvidia ( NVDA ) shares dropped 1.4% after Japanese
technology investor SoftBank Group disclosed that it
had offloaded the rest of its shares in the AI bellwether for
$5.83 billion.
Nvidia ( NVDA )-backed CoreWeave's ( CRWV ) shares dropped 8.7% in
premarket trading after the cloud computing firm trimmed its
annual revenue forecast. The company's stock has more than
doubled since going public earlier this year.
As the third quarter earnings season approaches its
conclusion, profit growth at S&P 500 companies is expected to
increase 16.8% year-on-year compared to initial estimates of 8%,
according to LSEG data.
FEDERAL RE-OPENING AWAITED
The U.S. Senate on Monday approved a compromise that would
end the shutdown that has disrupted food benefits for millions,
left federal workers unpaid and snarled air traffic.
The bill will head next to the House of Representatives for
approval before being sent to U.S. President Donald Trump for
his signature, with betting markets like Polymarket fully
pricing in a reopening this week.
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said in an
interview that a continued shutdown could lead to a negative
fourth-quarter U.S. GDP print.
Meanwhile, Trump said the U.S. faced an economic and
national security disaster if the Supreme Court ruled against
his use of an emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs.
In a hearing last week, Supreme Court justices had expressed
doubt on the president's authority to implement tariffs under
the law.
Among other moves, Rocket Lab ( RKLB ) shares jumped 9.8%
after the space company posted record third-quarter revenue.
Quantum computing firm Rigetti Computing ( RGTI ) reported
third-quarter revenue below estimates, sending its shares
falling 3.6%.
AST Spacemobile ( ASTS ) shares were down 2.3% as the
satellite communications firm missed third-quarter revenue
expectations.