{"id":127879,"date":"2026-06-03T15:29:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/?p=127879"},"modified":"2026-06-03T15:29:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:29:40","slug":"wall-street-hovers-at-records-as-u-s-iran-strikes-rattle-peace-hopes-broadcom-earnings-could-be-the-days-game-changer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wall-street-hovers-at-records-as-u-s-iran-strikes-rattle-peace-hopes-broadcom-earnings-could-be-the-days-game-changer\/06\/03\/market-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Wall Street Hovers at Records as U.S.-Iran Strikes Rattle Peace Hopes: Broadcom Earnings Could Be the Day&#8217;s Game-Changer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Futures mixed:<\/strong> Dow futures fell 182 points (-0.4%), S&amp;P 500 futures dipped 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.2%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nine straight S&amp;P 500 records:<\/strong> The benchmark notched its longest all-time closing streak since May 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Five-day sweep:<\/strong> All three major averages hit record closing highs for five consecutive sessions \u2014 a streak not seen since 2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chip stocks on fire:<\/strong> The PHLX Semiconductor Index has surged over 90% since its March trough; gained 5.9% on Tuesday alone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Marvell soars:<\/strong> Nvidia&#8217;s Jensen Huang called it the &#8220;next trillion-dollar company,&#8221; sending shares rocketing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fresh Gulf strikes:<\/strong> The U.S. repelled Iranian attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain, and other targets; disabled an oil tanker breaking the Iranian ports blockade.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IRGC strikes back:<\/strong> Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guard said it hit the U.S. 5th Fleet HQ in Bahrain in retaliation for Qeshm Island strikes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Trump&#8217;s peace optimism:<\/strong> The president insisted talks are ongoing, claimed Iran agreed not to have a nuclear weapon, and said oil prices would fall when the war ends.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vital Knowledge&#8217;s take:<\/strong> &#8220;Stocks are encountering a bit of pressure following (another) kinetic exchange between the U.S. and Iran.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brent rises:<\/strong> Oil climbed on renewed conflict fears, reinforcing potential rate hike bets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gold retreats, dollar firms:<\/strong> The usual Iran war dynamic reasserts itself.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Services PMI and ADP due:<\/strong> Key economic readings alongside private-sector payrolls for May.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Broadcom earnings:<\/strong> Results after the closing bell are the day&#8217;s most anticipated corporate event.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Asset managers fall:<\/strong> Partners Group&#8217;s withdrawal limits on an $8.6 billion private-equity fund dragged KKR, Blackstone, Blue Owl, and Ares lower.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>GameStop surges:<\/strong> The videogame retailer announced a $2 billion share buyback program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. stock futures hovered around both sides of the flatline on Wednesday, as investors gauged runaway enthusiasm for artificial intelligence against fresh strikes in the Gulf that darkened hopes for an imminent U.S.-Iran peace deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By 06:33 ET (10:33 GMT), the Dow futures contract had fallen by 182 points, or 0.4%, S&amp;P 500 futures had dipped by 7 points, or 0.1%, and Nasdaq 100 futures had gained 63 points, or 0.2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Record-Breaking Run<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday, the S&amp;P 500 eked out an all-time closing peak for the ninth straight session \u2014 its longest such streak since May 2025. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4%, notching its own record high, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite inched up marginally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All three major averages have now logged all-time high closing levels for five consecutive sessions \u2014 a streak not seen since 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chip stocks underpinned much of the rally, with an index tracking these names gaining 5.9%. Since slumping to a 2026 trough in March, the PHLX Semiconductor Index has surged by over 90% \u2014 highlighting the enormous confidence investors have placed in the AI infrastructure buildout. One of the session&#8217;s standout performers was Marvell Technology, whose shares soared after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang suggested the group was on its way to becoming the &#8220;next trillion-dollar company.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">U.S. and Iran Trade Fresh Strikes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. military said that Iranian air attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain, and other targets had either been repulsed or failed, Reuters reported. The U.S. was also said to have disabled an empty oil tanker attempting to break a blockade of Iranian ports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iranian state media said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had struck the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain in retaliation against a U.S. attack on a communications tower on Qeshm Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These developments dented hopes that the United States and Iran may be approaching a deal to end their more than three-month-old war, even as President Donald Trump stressed that talks between Washington and Tehran are ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;[S]tocks are encountering a bit of pressure following (another) kinetic exchange between the U.S. and Iran,&#8221; analysts at Vital Knowledge said in a note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, rose \u2014 underscoring worries over an energy-induced inflation spike that could persuade central banks, including the Federal Reserve, to eventually hike interest rates. Gold prices retreated, while the U.S. dollar firmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump stressed in a podcast released on Wednesday that oil prices would retreat when the Iran conflict concludes and argued that inflation is not &#8220;very much&#8221; at the moment. He also claimed that Iran had agreed not to have a nuclear weapon \u2014 a major sticking point in negotiations between Washington and Tehran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On the Economic and Earnings Calendar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the economic calendar for the day, investors will be keeping tabs on a reading of activity in the key services sector, along with a report on private-sector payrolls for May. Earnings from Broadcom after the closing bell are also likely to be in the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Individual Stock Movers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Shares of asset managers declined after Switzerland&#8217;s Partners Group limited withdrawals from an $8.6 billion private-equity fund. KKR, Blackstone, Blue Owl, and Ares Management were among the fallers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shares of GameStop advanced, on the other hand, after the videogame retailer announced a $2 billion share buyback program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Futures mixed: Dow futures fell 182 points (-0.4%), S&amp;P 500 futures dipped 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.2%. Nine straight S&amp;P 500 records: The benchmark notched its longest all-time closing streak since May 2025. 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