* Futures: Dow down 0.4%, S&P down 0.14%, Nasdaq flat
* Alphabet dips on plans to raise $80 billion for AI
buildout
* Marvell ( MRVL ) jumps on Nvidia's ( NVDA ) CEO calling it next trillion
dollar co
* U.S. job openings data due at 10 a.m. ET
(Updates with analyst comment, prices)
By Medha Singh and Twesha Dikshit
June 2 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Dow futures edged lower
on Tuesday after hitting a series of record highs, while blowout
results from Hewlett Packard Enterprise ( HPE ) and a funding commitment
from Alphabet underscored investor confidence in the AI
buildout.
HPE surged about 25% in premarket trading after the
AI server maker pulled forward its long-term financial targets
by two years. Rivals Dell and Super Micro Computer ( SMCI )
climbed 1% and 5.8%, respectively.
Alphabet said it was looking to raise $80 billion
in equity offerings, including an investment from Berkshire
Hathaway, to fund a costly expansion of its AI infrastructure.
Its shares slipped nearly 2.3%.
Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq logged their eighth straight
session of gains on Monday and closed at record levels, with
Nvidia ( NVDA ) rising more than 6% after it unveiled a new processor to
bring AI to personal computers.
Stronger-than-expected first-quarter results and enthusiasm
around AI have powered the U.S. stock rally.
Hopes for an end to the U.S.-Iran conflict and for the
reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have also supported sentiment,
though recent flare-ups have raised concerns. Lebanon announced
a partial ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel on Monday.
"Markets have already priced a meaningful degree of optimism
regarding a potential agreement and the associated normalization
of energy flows," said Tom Nelson, head of market strategy at
Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions.
"Should those expectations prove premature, some of the
recent enthusiasm could fade quickly."
A prolonged conflict could stoke inflation, push the Federal
Reserve toward tighter monetary policy and threaten Wall
Street's record run.
At 06:18 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were down 203 points,
or 0.4%, S&P 500 E-minis were down 10.5 points, or
0.14%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were down 2 points, or
0.01%.
Marvell Technology's ( MRVL ) shares surged more than 27%
after Nvidia ( NVDA ) Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang
called the chipmaker the next "trillion dollar company" at the
Computex conference in Taipei. Nvidia ( NVDA ) invested $2 billion in
Marvell ( MRVL ) in March.
U.S. job openings data is due at 10:00 a.m. ET, ahead of
Friday's pivotal employment report.
Investors will also watch out for comments from Cleveland
Fed President Beth Hammack, a voting member of the Fed's
rate-setting committee, later in the day for cues on the rate
outlook.
Money market pricing shows traders have all but priced out
rate cuts for 2026 and see growing odds of an eventual hike in
the face of mounting inflationary pressures.
Among other movers, Microchip Technology ( MCHP ) added 5.4%
after an upbeat data center revenue forecast.
Philip Morris ( PM ) slipped 0.7% after the cigarette maker
lowered its annual profit forecast.
(Reporting by Medha Singh and Twesha Dikshit in Bengaluru;
Editing by Shinjini Ganguli and Devika Syamnath)