Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures pointed 0.7%, 0.4%, and 0.2% higher.

Stock futures rose Tuesday as shares of AI chipmakers continued to rally and oil futures retreated on optimism an end to the U.S.-Iran war was near. Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures pointed 0.7%, 0.4%, and 0.2% higher, respectively, in recent trading. Yesterday, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and benchmark S&P 500 closed up a respective 0.9% and 0.3% as chip stocks rebounded from Friday's sell-off, with the iShares Semiconductor ETF surging nearly 6%. The blue-chip Dow ended 0.2% lower after rising earlier in the session. Shares of Micron Technology (MU) and Marvell Technology (MRVL), which both jumped nearly 10% yesterday, were up about 4% further before the bell Tuesday. Intel (INTC), which surged about 11% Monday after a report by The Information that Google and Nvidia were considering the company as a backup chip manufacturer, was up 2% premarket. The Magnificent Seven tech giants pointed mostly higher before the bell after they ended mostly lower Monday. Tesla (TSLA) and Nvidia (NVDA), the septet's only gainers yesterday, pointed up nearly 1% apiece. Apple (AAPL) shares, which closed down almost 2% Monday after its annual Worldwide Developers Conference began, were little changed. Oil prices pulled back Tuesday after President Donald Trump said last night that a deal between the U.S. and Iran to end their war could be reached in "two or three days." West Texas Intermediate futures, the U.S. crude oil benchmark, were down 2.2% to $89.25 a barrel, while front-month contracts of Brent crude, the global benchmark, declined 1.8% to $92.60. Bitcoin was trading around $62,700, down from overnight highs around $63,800. The world's biggest cryptocurrency fell below $60,000 for the first time since October 2024 on Friday. The 10-year Treasury yield, which influences interest rates on mortgages and other consumer loans, was around 4.56%, down slightly from Monday's close below 4.57%. The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against a basket of foreign currencies, declined 0.3% to 99.77. Gold futures ticked 0.1% lower to $4,360 an ounce.

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