As Asian shares maintained their advance into the new year, global markets continued to demonstrate vigor on Tuesday. This established an optimistic prognosis for Europe, which bodes well for the European market.
Significant gains were seen in the stock markets of Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan, which provided a continuation of the upward momentum that had been produced by the strong performance of the markets in the United States. Following recent statements made by Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices at the CES 2026 technology exhibition in Las Vegas, chipmakers appeared prominently. These disclosures bolstered optimism over expenditures on artificial intelligence. Shares of European companies rose, with the FTSE 100 index leading the way with a significant increase of around 0.6%.
Dow futures market, on the other hand, showed a modest dip, which suggests that market will have a muted morning. Despite recent record-setting performances in U.S. cash markets, e-mini Dow futures had a fall of nearly 0.2%, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures experienced a decline of approximately 0.1%. This suggests that investors are exercising some degree of prudence in the immediate term. Following the removal of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, by the United States, the Dow Jones Industrial Average achieved a new high on Monday. President Donald Trump also indicated that American energy companies will aid in rejuvenating the nation’s oil output, which contributed to the rise of the Dow Jones. Wider gains were also helped by the impressive performance of growth stocks, as seen by the considerable rises in share prices of companies such as Tesla, Amazon, and Palantir.
The attitude of those working in the technology industry was consistently impacted by the headlines from CES. In an effort to compete with Nvidia’s dominance in artificial intelligence technology, AMD has released a new processor that is aimed at computer systems used in corporate data centers. Nvidia’s Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang stated that there is a significant amount of interest in the next Rubin data center processors that the business is going to release. He also mentioned that production is now underway and that customers will soon begin testing the products. He placed a strong emphasis on the launch of new BlueField and Rubin CPX products that are specifically designed to accommodate the increasing complexity of inference workloads. In the meanwhile, AMD has confirmed its faith in the MI455 platform, which is supported by OpenAI as a key client. AMD anticipates a large ramp-up later on in this year.
The metals market had yet another upward trend in the commodities market. Silver saw a growth that was greater than 2%, copper advanced by 1.5% and reached a new top, and gold increased by 0.6% and is getting closer to the $4,500 per ounce level because of its appreciation. An inflow of copper into the United States has occurred as a result of concerns surrounding the prospective implementation of tariffs on refined metals by the Trump administration. This has therefore raised concerns about shortages in other locations. Following the announcement made by President Donald Trump that his government would grant subsidies for oil investment in Venezuela, the price of oil saw a minor decrease of around 0.4%. On the other hand, there is a lack of specificity, which coincides with signals that political tensions inside the nation are gradually increasing.
In response to statements made by President Trump proposing the purchase of Greenland, Denmark issued a message of warning saying that a military operation by the United States against Greenland would effectively dissolve NATO. While discussions continue to take place over postwar security assurances for Ukraine, a related issue is that U.S. diplomats are slated to meet with European leaders in Paris.