U.S. stock index futures climb as Nvidia, Salesforce and Okta earnings lift sentiment
U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday evening after earnings from Nvidia, Salesforce and Okta came in stronger than expected. Nvidia gained more than 4% after beating Q2 estimates and issuing upbeat guidance, while Salesforce jumped 13% on a revenue beat and Okta surged nearly 20% on demand tied to agentic AI. Dow, Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 futures were up 0.35%, 0.96% and 0.54%, respectively. Spot indexes ended slightly lower as investors looked ahead to the Jackson Hole meeting and upcoming results from retailers and tech firms.