U.S. Stocks May See Early Strength As Nvidia Rebounds, Producer Prices Rise Less Than Expected

U.S. equity futures were reported to be pointing to an early-session gain, with Nvidia shares recovering and the latest producer price index coming in softer than economists had expected. The softer PPI print reduces the probability that upstream inflation pressures will feed into consumer prices, easing expectations for restrictive Federal Reserve policy and lowering Treasury yields, which tends to support equity valuations through the discount-rate channel. Nvidia's rebound matters disproportionately for the S&P 500 because of its outsized index weighting, so its moves can shift the benchmark's direction even when breadth is mixed. Traders will be watching the consumer price index release and any Fed commentary for confirmation that disinflation is holding, since a hotter-than-expected reading would quickly reverse the rate-expectation relief that underpins the move.

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