{"id":132318,"title":"Markets look to recover as Wall Street eyes bounce after sell-off","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2026-02-06T12:02:08+00:00","modified":"2026-02-06T12:10:49+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/markets-look-to-recover-as-wall-street-eyes-bounce-after-sell-off/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/markets-look-to-recover-as-wall-street-eyes-bounce-after-sell-off.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/markets-look-to-recover-as-wall-street-eyes-bounce-after-sell-off.json","category":"Blogs","categories":["Blogs","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["AI tools","Amazon","Donald Trump","Dow Jones Industrial Average","Federal Reserve","Jerome Powell","Microsoft","premarket trading","S&P 500","US stock indexes","Wall Street"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/187de530-21b5-4c4c-bdb3-ed144d3f7d7c.webp?fit=1200%2C800&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"US stock indexes were set to open higher after a bruising sell-off in technology shares, though Amazon fell 7.5% in premarket trading after signalling a sharp increase in AI-related spending.\n\nThe company forecast a more than 50% jump in capital expenditures this year, adding to investor scepticism about when returns will materialise.\n\nMicrosoft is down 17% over the past month following its own major investment plans.\n\nSoftware and data services stocks showed signs of stabilising after a punishing week, driven by concerns that AI tools could disrupt demand.\n\nServiceNow and CrowdStrike rose 2.9% and 2.1%, respectively, though the sector was still on track for a near 10% weekly decline, its worst since March 2020.\n\nIn premarket trading, the Dow was up 0.4%, the S&P 500 gained 0.5%, and the Nasdaq 100 rose 0.7%."}