U.S. stock indexes are rising toward more records Wednesday after tech companies talked up how much artificial intelligence is boosting their results. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in morning trading to add to what looks to be one of its best years of the millennium.

Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, after technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record finish. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Monday from the previous session’s all-time high

Wall Street stocks were muted on Tuesday after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit record high levels in the last session. At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 12.4 points, or 0.03 per cent,

Dow Jones futures, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures, were little changed ahead of Tuesday's stock market open, as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit new highs Monday. Apple, Meta Platforms and Nvidia closed in or near buy zones.