Monday, October 5, Dow Futures rose 0.07%, S&P 500 Futures rose 0.14%, Nasdaq Futures rose 0.30% as sentiment leaned cautiously optimistic.
Vistra Energy Corp. (VST) rose 5.6%. The U.S. Department of Energy plans a $4 billion loan to upgrade three nuclear plants serving the PJM grid, tying the utility to data center power needs.
Strategy rose 2.84%. The company maintained a 12.00% dividend on its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch preferred shares, with $0.50 semi-monthly payments declared, subject to conditions.
Marvell Technology (MRVL) rose 1.74%. A sector roundup highlighted growing demand for custom AI chips and Marvell’s role in ASIC platforms for major cloud providers.
Chip stocks rose, with Cerebras Systems (CBRS) rising 5.58%, Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bull 3x Shares (SOXL) rising 2.19%, Navitas Semiconductor Corp (NVTS) rising 1.61%, ARM Holdings rising 1.43%, Astera Labs, Inc. (ALAB) rising 1.33%, Qualcomm rising 1.29%, Western Digital rising 1.13%.
Crypto stocks rose, with MARA Holdings rising 2.4%, BITMINE IMMERSION TECNOLOGIES INC (BMNR) rising 2.36%, Circle Internet Corp. (CRCL) rising 2.34%.
Among other individual movers, MGM Resorts International (MGM) rose 2.03%.