Nasdaq Futures experienced an uptick on Tuesday, following a significant rally in major equities indexes the previous day, which was spurred by the weekend’s capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. The tech-heavy Nasdaq, benchmark S&P 500, and blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded increases of 0.5%, 0.4%, and 0.3%, respectively. The Dow is nearing its record intraday high established yesterday, while the S&P 500 is approaching its all-time high reached on December 26.
The three major indexes experienced significant gains on Monday, occurring two days after the U.S. military apprehended Maduro, who had been indicted during the initial Trump administration on drug-trafficking charges and entered a not guilty plea in federal court in New York yesterday. The Dow increased by nearly 600 points, achieving both intraday and closing record highs, whereas the Nasdaq ended a five-session decline. Yesterday, shares of Chevron, the only U.S.-based oil company currently active in Venezuela, surged more than 5% to lead the Dow, while those of several other oil producers, refiners, and oilfield-services firms also experienced significant increases.
Chevron shares experienced a decline of nearly 2% on Tuesday, whereas West Texas Intermediate futures, the benchmark for U.S. crude oil, remained relatively stable at $58.30 per barrel. Shares of Nvidia, the world’s most valuable public company, increased by 1.5%, while Advanced Micro Devices experienced a decline of 1%. This movement followed remarks from their chief executives at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, where they unveiled new AI chips and additional advancements.
Gold and silver futures, which surged by 3% and 7% respectively yesterday, experienced an additional increase of 1% to approach $4,500 an ounce and 4.5% to hover around $80.25 an ounce. The 10-year Treasury yield, a key determinant of interest rates across various commercial and consumer loans, increased slightly to nearly 4.18% from Monday’s closing figure of approximately 4.17%. Bitcoin was trading at approximately 93,700, reflecting a modest decline for the day. The U.S. dollar index, which monitors the value of the greenback relative to a selection of foreign currencies, increased by 0.1% to 98.40.