United States stock futures were largely unchanged on Monday evening (Tuesday AEDT) after gains on Wall Street following the U.S. strike on Venezuela and the capture of its president on Saturday.
S&P 500 futures were roughly flat at 6,946.75 point by 10:20 am AEDT. Dow Jones futures were flat at 49,248.00 and Nasdaq futures were up 0.1% to 25,593.
During the day’s trading session, the S&P 500 climbed 0.6%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.2% to reach a new record, and the Nasdaq Composite increased 0.7%.
Energy and defence stocks gained during the day, with the S&P 500’s energy index rising 2.7% and the aerospace & defence index up 1.5%.
Shares in Chevron, the only U.S. oil major operating in Venezuela, increased by 5.1%. Chevron has reportedly resumed crude exports to the U.S. after a four-day pause, and has recalled employees to Venezuela.
The U.S. Government plans to meet with executives from U.S. oil companies later in the week to discuss investments to boost Venezuela’s oil production. Chevron, ExxonMobil, and ConocoPhillips have not yet had conversations with the administration about doing so, Reuters reported.
Shares in Versant, formerly Comcast’s cable TV business, began to recover in after-hours trading after falling 13% today on their Nasdaq debut. Versant was up 1.3% by 10:20 am AEDT.
Nvidia’s shares slipped 0.2% in after-hours trading after sinking 0.4% during the day, with CEO Jensen Huang saying today that its next generation of chips is in “full production”.