By Marcin Frąckiewicz
Publication Date: 2025-12-29 12:20:00
NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 06:50 ET — Premarket
- Nvidia shares were down 1.1% in premarket trading as U.S. stock-index futures eased after last week’s record closes. [1]
- Traders are watching Fed meeting minutes and weekly jobless claims in a thin, holiday-shortened week. [2]
- Nvidia’s recent Groq technology-licensing deal kept focus on the next phase of AI chip demand: running models, not just training them. [3]
Nvidia (NVDA.O) shares fell 1.1% in premarket trading on Monday, tracking a dip in U.S. stock-index futures after Wall Street ended last week at record highs. [4]
The chipmaker’s early moves are closely watched because Nvidia has been a key proxy for investor appetite for artificial intelligence-linked stocks, a theme that has helped power U.S. equities in 2025. [5]
That scrutiny is sharper in the final trading days of the year, when volumes can thin and small shifts in sentiment can swing big technology names. Investors are also watching for a “Santa Claus rally,” a seasonal stretch that covers the last five trading days of the year and the first two in January. [6]
At 05:40 a.m. ET, S&P 500 e-mini futures were down 0.22% and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 0.40%. Dow e-minis were up 0.01%, Reuters data showed. [7]
Wall Street’s main indexes closed flat on Friday but were set for December gains after a rally in technology stocks earlier in the month, following an upbeat forecast from Micron Technology (MU.O). [8]
Nvidia’s premarket dip comes…
