Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise as AI optimism grows, while Dow stalls amid US shutdown
US stock futures rose on Thursday, eyeing fresh records as OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) buzz buoyed techs and blotted out the prospect of a US government shutdown with no end in sight. Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ=F) moved up 0.5%, while S&P 500 futures (ES=F) added 0.2%. Contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F), which includes fewer tech stocks, wavered along the flat line. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) scored a fresh all-time high on Wednesday, closing above 6,700 for the first time, as investors focused on a fall i ...