Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 25, 2026 in New York City, USA.
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Stock futures fell Wednesday night as investors digested the results. Nvidia and sales force.
futures tied to Dow Jones Industrial Average It fell 114 points (0.2%). S&P500 futures Although it fell by 0.2%, Nasdaq 100 futures It fell about 0.4%.
In after-hours trading, Nvidia Shares were last up slightly after the semiconductor giant reported higher fourth-quarter profits and sales. sales force Shares fell more than 4% after the software company gave disappointing fiscal 2027 revenue estimates.
Salesforce, one of the biggest victims of recent fears of disruption from artificial intelligence, weighed on Dow futures slightly in after-hours trading, reigniting concerns about the software sector.
The move comes on the heels of a strong day for U.S. stocks. of S&P500 Wednesday’s closing price rose 0.8%, marking a second straight day of gains, while tech stocks led the Nasdaq Composite It rose about 1.3%. 30 shares Dow An increase of approximately 307 points, or 0.6%.
Software and technology names usually rebound in session, oracle Up 1.2%, each of the “Magnificent Seven” tech giants is moving closer to green. microsofthas been late to attract attention this year, but rose about 3% on the day.
Still, sentiment in software and cybersecurity stocks has been fragile this year as concerns remain that the rapidly evolving capabilities of AI products could hamper business for established software vendors.
“If you look at the software right now, earnings revisions are positive on a one- to two-year basis,” Abigail Yoder, U.S. equity strategist at JPMorgan Global Wealth Management, said Wednesday on CNBC’s “Closing Bell.”
“So this is not about what software revenue is going to be in the next year or two,” she says. “This is about the ultimate value of ascribing a certain valuation to it, and I think the market is just debating that right now.”
On the earnings side, traders will await Thursday’s results for Warner Bros. Discovery, Dell Technologies and Coreweave.
Elsewhere, investors are awaiting the release of weekly jobless claims numbers on Thursday and the January producer price index on Friday.
