{"id":132973,"title":"UK shares poised to rally before Nvidia earnings release","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2026-02-25T07:20:26+00:00","modified":"2026-02-25T07:21:42+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/uk-shares-poised-to-rally-before-nvidia-earnings-release/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/uk-shares-poised-to-rally-before-nvidia-earnings-release.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/uk-shares-poised-to-rally-before-nvidia-earnings-release.json","category":"Blogs","categories":["Blogs","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["AI fears","ASX 200","Bank of England","Bitcoin","BTC","cryptocurrency","Denmark","Donald Trump","FactSet","Fed","Federal Reserve","FTSE 100","Glencore","Gold","Hong Kong’s Hang Seng","London","mining stocks","NASDAQ","Nasdaq Composite","Nikkei","Norway","S&P 500","S&P Global","silver","tech rout","UK","United States","US markets","Wall Street"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FTSE-100-11_12_23.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&quality=89&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"London equities are set for a stronger start on Wednesday as investors adopt a more risk-on stance ahead of Nvidia’s closely watched earnings release after the New York close.\n\nFutures indicate the FTSE 100 will open around 51 points higher, up 0.5% at 10,732. The index finished Tuesday marginally lower, slipping 4.15 points to 10,680.59.\n\nSterling edged down to $1.3522 from $1.3536 at Tuesday’s London close. The euro firmed slightly to $1.1802 from $1.1787, while the dollar ticked up against the yen to ¥155.77 from ¥155.71.\n\nUS Treasury yields moved modestly higher. The 10-year rose to 4.05% from 4.04%, and the 30-year yield increased to 4.70% from 4.69%.\n\nAsian markets traded higher. Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 2.2%, the Shanghai Composite rose 0.6% in late dealings, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.5%, and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 climbed 1.2%.\n\nIn New York on Tuesday, US equities advanced, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 both rising 0.8%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.0%..\n\nBrent crude slipped slightly to $71.04 a barrel from $71.16 late Tuesday, while gold rose to $5,191.04 an ounce from $5,142.02.\n\nOn the macro front, investors will be watching eurozone inflation data at 1000 GMT and German GDP figures at 0700.\n\nIn the UK corporate calendar, half-year results are due from Diageo, owner of Johnnie Walker and Guinness, while consumer goods group Haleon will report full-year numbers."}