Nasdaq leads S&P 500, Dow futures higher after long holiday weekend

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Tech stocks led US stock futures higher on Monday in a relief of pressure on the sector, ahead of the release of data watched for clues to the economy and rate-hike odds.

Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 jumped 1.1%, while those on the S&P 500 put on 0.5%.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were little changed on the heels of a record-setting, though holiday-shortened, week for the blue-chip benchmark.

Tech stocks are driving gains, hinting at a return of faith in the AI trade after the late June slump in chip stocks, which saw Micron shares lose 19% last week.

Key Nvidia supplier Hon Hai, also known as Foxconn, on Sunday reported a stronger-than-expected rise in quarterly sales, a sign of sustained AI demand. Yahoo Finance reports.

(All pricing and percent gains are based on Early Pre-Market from 4:00 AM to 7:00 AM ET). Stock Analysis reports.

1) LHSW: Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd
Total gain: +208.33%

2) FXHO: UTime Limited
Total gain: +125.00%

3) SPHL: Springview Holdings Ltd
Total gain: +25.39%

4) JLHL: Julong Holding Limited
Total gain: +22.92%

5) SDOT: Sadot Group Inc.
Total gain: +22.55%

The closing price of the top three market percent gainers trading near or above $3 on July 2.

(All pricing and percent gains are based on regular market trading hours from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM ET)
Stock Analysis reports.

1) SLAI: SOLAI Limited
Total gain: +600.00%
The stock appeared to be moving on no notable news.

2) CLRO: ClearOne, Inc.
Total gain: +101.24%
The company announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger among its wholly owned subsidiary Cortigent, ClearOne (CLRO) and a wholly owned subsidiary of ClearOne, pursuant to which Cortigent will become a wholly owned subsidiary of ClearOne upon consummation. In connection with the transaction, ClearOne has agreed to file a registration statement on Form S-1 to raise a minimum of $10M and a maximum of $15M concurrently with the closing of the transaction. TipRanks reports.

3) IQMX: IQM Quantum Computers Oyj
Total gain: +27.48%
The company announced a novel quantum error correction approach that significantly reduces the hardware requirements for fault-tolerant quantum computing. IQM’s quantum computers are operated by an open and modular software stack to empower a broad developer community and enable industrial use-cases. Businesswire reports.

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