Chinese stocks advanced on Friday following a slew of positive headlines from the central bank, which reinforced its determination to support the market.

S&P 500 futures are up 0.1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are down 0.1%. Nasdaq 100 futures are adding 0.2%. On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 325 points, or 0.75%, to 42,740,

U.S. equity futures were mixed in early Wednesday trading, while tech shares looked to rebound from yesterday's late-session slump, as investors continue to defend the market's solid autumn rally heading into the start of the third quarter earnings season.

All members of the PHLX Semiconductor Index were in positive territory Thursday as TSMC offered upbeat commentary on the sector.

Shares of nuclear power companies surged Wednesday after Amazon said it would work with utilities to explore deploying futuristic small modular reactors (SMRs) in Virginia and Washin

Amazon is anchoring a $500 million financing round for X-energy, which will develop and use small modular nuclear reactors to meet growing energy demand.

Tech companies are embracing the construction of new small modular reactors, which could have nuanced implications for nuclear stocks that have been some of the biggest gainers of 2024.