Stock futures mostly up as Fed meeting begins. Treasury bond yields: 10-year 4.15%, 2-year 3.58%. Markets predict 89.4% chance of rate cut. Ares Management up 8.71% on S&P 500 inclusion, Nvidia rises 1.57% after H200 chips approval.

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2025.12.09 10:33
U.S. stock futures were volatile on Tuesday following declines on Monday, with major benchmark indices showing slight increases. The Federal Open Market Committee's meeting began, with a rate cut decision expected tomorrow. The 10-year Treasury bond yield was at 4.15% and the two-year bond at 3.58%. The CME Group's FedWatch tool projects an 89.4% likelihood of a rate cut in December. Futures changes for key indices were: Dow Jones +0.04%, S&P 500 +0.06%, Nasdaq 100 +0.02%, and Russell 2000 -0.06%. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF were higher in premarket trading. Ares Management Corp. jumped 8.71% after being included in the S&P 500 index. Nvidia rose 1.57%, Intel advanced 0.62%, and AMD gained 1.11% after a confirmation by President Trump regarding NVDA's chip shipments to approved customers in China.