US stock futures held steady after another winning session on Wall Street, while investors looked ahead to a raft of corporate earnings reports. In regular trading on Monday, the Dow and S&P 500 gained 0.47% and 0.77%, respectively, with both benchmarks hitting new record highs. The Nasdaq Composite also jumped 0.87% to its highest levels in three months. Nine out of the 11 S&P sectors finished higher, led by technology, utilities and real estate, while the energy sector was the sole decliner amid weaker oil prices. Among individual names, AI-darling Nvidia gained 2.4% to close at an all-time high. Coinbase also rallied 11.3% on stronger Bitcoin prices, while Longboard Pharmaceuticals and Trump Media surged 51.7% and 18.5%, respectively. Investors now look ahead to quarterly reports from Goldman Sachs, UnitedHealth and Johnson & Johnson, among others on Tuesday. Key Federal Reserve officials will also speak at various events throughout the day.
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