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Asian stock markets climbed in broad-based buying on Monday, led by gains in technology shares and chipmakers amid renewed optimism around artificial intelligence. Major Wall Street indices futures tied to them edged higher during Asia hours on Monday.

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US stock futures wavered overnight after snapping a recent losing streak, as signs of cooling inflation and waning AI worries buoyed Wall Street optimism toward the tail end of a topsy-turvy week.

US stock futures rose on Thursday, eyeing a recovery from Wall Street's tech-fueled sell-off as investors waited for the latest reading on consumer inflation that could help set expectations for the path of interest rates.

S&P 500 Futures fell 0.1% by 23:22 ET (04:22 GMT), with focus squarely on U.S. consumer price index inflation data, due on Thursday. Most Asian stocks drifted higher on Wednesday, aided by a mild recovery in the battered technology sector

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Shares tumbled Tuesday in Asia and U.S. futures also fell ahead of the release of U.S. employment and inflation reports that could drive the direction of interest rates.

US stock futures were mixed Thursday night after Wall Street’s rotation into value and cyclical names propelled the Dow and S&P 500 to new records.

US stock futures fell Wednesday night as investors evaluated the Federal Reserve’s latest rate cut, which helped fuel a late-day rally on Wall Street.

US stock futures inched down Wednesday as Wall Street waited for the Federal Reserve’s final policy decision of the year. The muted action follows several sessions of sideways trading as investors hold off on big bets ahead of the Fed’s announcement.