Stocks moved mostly higher on Wednesday following a tech-led sell-off as investors awaited earnings from Nvidia (NVDA) that will set the tone for the next leg of the AI trade. Given that, Fed minutes set for release later will be put under the microscope for insight into the economy and future policy.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq edged higher in volatile trading on Wednesday as technology stocks rose ahead of Nvidia's quarterly results, while the Dow eased. Indexes pared gains after minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting showed policymakers cautioned that lower borrowing costs could undermine the fight against inflation.

US stock index futures were trading higher across the board on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, after Nvidia’s earnings report settled the nerves of investors and restored confidence in major tech stocks.

Gains are being led by the Nasdaq futures, which are up 325 points, followed by the Dow futures, which are up 160 points, while the S&P 500 futures are trading with gains of 60 points.

Stocks finished lower on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 suffering their third straight day of losses.

Nvidia shares have fallen more than 12% since their recent peak on Oct. 29—the day it became the world's first $5 trillion company. It's the 16th time shares have "corrected," dropping 10% or more from a recent high,

US stocks saw a third day of losses on Monday amid doubts about interest rate cuts, as investors looked ahead to high-stakes Nvidia (NVDA) earnings and the delayed September jobs report. Meanwhile, investors are hoping to get an official snapshot of the labor market with the long-awaited release of September's jobs report on Thursday.

Major stock indexes ended sharply lower to begin the week, which will see AI darling Nvidia and retail giants report quarterly results, as well as the release of the September jobs report delayed because of the U.

NVIDIA announced a record third-quarter revenue of $57.0 billion, a 62% increase year-over-year, driven by soaring demand for its Blackwell GPUs and cloud services. CEO Jensen Huang highlighted the accelerating compute demand and the expanding AI ecosystem,

After the opening bell, the Dow dropped 0.9%, or more than 400 points, as the S&P 500 declined 0.5%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite moved down 0.6% in morning trading. Please watch the video at Investors.com - Can Nvidia Beat 'Whisper Number' Despite Supply Constraints? Walmart, FUTU Earnings Also In Focus