U.S. stock futures were largely unchanged on Tuesday as investors shifted their focus from geopolitical developments in Venezuela to advancements from leading AI companies, including Nvidia and AMD, who unveiled their latest platforms at the CES technology conference.
As of 4:19 P.M. (GMT+7), Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped by 0.17%, or 85.50 points, to 48,892.00 points, while S&P 500 futures ticked down by 0.11%, or 7.80 points, to 6,894.30 points. Nasdaq 100 futures also decreased marginally by 0.08%, or 20.60 points, to 25,380.70 points.
Investor attention remained fixed on the competing visions from Nvidia and AMD, both of which revealed ambitious artificial intelligence strategies at CES in Las Vegas. Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang introduced the company’s Vera Rubin AI superchip and previewed plans for a humanoid robot. Meanwhile, AMD’s CEO Lisa Su offered a first look at the Helios system, touting significant enhancements for future data center GPUs.
Anticipation is also building for updates from tech majors such as Intel and Qualcomm, with their upcoming presentations at CES expected to continue driving optimism around artificial intelligence—an optimism that supported the positive momentum in equities during Monday’s session.
Even as markets largely ignored the U.S.-led removal of Venezuela’s President Maduro, recent events are still being cast more as catalysts for U.S. corporate expansion—particularly within the energy and defense sectors—rather than triggers for global instability. This reaction highlights investors’ persistent appetite for risk at the start of 2026.
On the commodities front, a more defensive posture was apparent. Gold futures notched their strongest daily advance since October, as some market participants sought safe-haven assets amid ongoing uncertainty.
