Shares in Australia rose while Japan was steady. Hong Kong equity index futures pointed to a lower open while contracts for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 were little changed in early Asian trade. Nvidia shares swung between gains and losses in after-hours trading. The chipmaker at the center of an AI spending boom, delivered a good-but-not-great quarterly numbers, drawing a muted response from investors accustomed to blowout results.
US stocks today: S&P 500 hits record closing high on AI optimism, Micron joins $1 trillion club
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May 26, 2026