North American Morning Briefing : Futures Rise, Tech Stocks Look Poised to Continue Rally

OPENING CALL U.S. futures gained ahead of Friday’s session, a sign that Thursday’s rally in tech stocks looked set to continue and close the trading week on a high. Tech stock including Nvidia, Broadcom and Advanced Micro Devices were up as AI regained momentum after results from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Swissquote said investors, however, will be closely watching upcoming results in the sector. “Concerns around circular AI deals, leverage and delayed returns on investment remain front of mind for investors.” Friday’s bullish sentiment comes ahead of industrial production and capacity utilization figures for the month of December, and follows…