Nasdaq Futures indicated a modest uptick at the start of the week, during which prominent players such as Nvidia, Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Target are scheduled to disclose their quarterly earnings. Futures linked to the Nasdaq increased by 0.5% following a 0.5% decline in the tech-heavy index last week, marking its second consecutive weekly decrease. Entities associated with the benchmark S&P 500 and the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced increases of 0.3% and 0.1%, respectively, following weekly gains recorded by both indexes. Bitcoin was trading around $95,600 after experiencing a decline below $93,000 overnight, marking its lowest level since early May. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note decreased to 4.12%, down from Friday’s closing figure of 4.15%.
The U.S. dollar index, which monitors the dollar’s performance relative to a selection of foreign currencies, increased to 99.43. Gold futures declined by 0.6%, settling at $4,070 per ounce. WTI crude futures, the U.S. oil benchmark, exhibited minimal fluctuations, remaining just above $60 per barrel. Investors will be paying close attention to Nvidia this week as the world’s most valuable company reports its quarterly earnings on Wednesday. Recent market volatility has been driven by the AI trade, raising concerns regarding corporate valuations within that sector.
Nvidia shares experienced a decline of approximately 0.4% in premarket trading. This week, attention will be directed towards several prominent retail corporations. Shares of Home Depot edged higher before the bell as it prepares to report results early Tuesday. In contrast, shares of TJX, Lowe’s, and Target, which are set to report Wednesday morning, experienced slight declines, remained near flat, and increased by 0.6%, respectively.
Meanwhile, Walmart shares dipped by 0.2% ahead of its earnings report early Thursday, following the announcement of CEO Doug McMillon’s retirement effective January 31, 2026. Elsewhere, shares of Google parent Alphabet surged 5% before the bell after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway disclosed it had bought 17.8 million shares worth more than $4 billion in the third quarter.