Stock futures traded mixed on Monday morning as investors digested the attack on Venezuela by the U.S. Notably, the U.S. captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, charging them with narco-terrorism conspiracy and other crimes. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 (NDX) and the S&P 500 (SPX) were up 0.64% and 0.26%, respectively, while futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) were down 0.07% at 8:16 a.m. EST on January 5.
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The three major indexes closed mixed on January 2. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones gained 0.19% and 0.66%, respectively, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.03%. Semiconductor stocks led the rally, with shares of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Intel (INTC), Micron (MU), and Lam Research (LRCX) closing higher by at least 4%.
Turning to trending stocks, shares of energy companies, including Chevron (CVX), Halliburton (HAL), and Exxon Mobil (XOM), were up in Monday’s pre-market trading in reaction to the U.S. attack on Venezuela. Meanwhile, QXO (QXO) stock rallied about 5% in pre-market trading after the roofing and construction products distributor secured a $1.2 billion preferred equity investment from a group led by Apollo (APO).
Additionally, Mobileye (MBLY) stock was up about 8% after Barclays upgraded the autonomous vehicle stock to Buy from Hold. Moreover, the stock gained on the news that the company secured a major U.S. automaker as a customer for its EyeQ6H-powered advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
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