Tech Stocks Lead Early Surge as Markets Buy the AI Dip. Futures Pop.

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Stocks looked set to rise on Monday, as investors took the market’s recent pullback as an opportunity to load up on tech ahead of a slew of economic data and chip maker Nvidia’s quarterly earnings.

Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 33 points, or 0.1%, and S&P 500 futures climbed 0.3%. Contracts tied to the Nasdaq jumped 0.6%, after the tech-heavy gauge notched its biggest daily comeback since April to close out last week.

Stocks have been struggling for direction, with investors questioning lofty artificial-intelligence valuations. But some market participants see the drawdown as a buying opportunity ahead of AI bellwether Nvidia’s results, due after Wednesday’s closing bell.