Analysis

TradingKey — US stock index futures edged lower in pre-market trading on Tuesday, June 2. Yesterday, US stocks hit fresh record highs as AI themes continued to dominate market sentiment. However, investors remained cautious ahead of this Friday’s non-farm payroll report, while monitoring the impact of Middle East tensions on oil prices and inflation expectations. As of press time, Dow futures were down approximately 0.46%, S&P 500 futures fell about 0.18%, and Nasdaq 100 futures declined roughly 0.1%.

TradingKey - Snowflake stock surged to $280 after a 52% rally in five trading days. Can AI-driven growth and the Snowflake Marketplace push SNOW toward $317?

TradingKey - Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) announced on Monday the launch of an equity financing plan totaling up to $80 billion, aimed at providing capital for its ambitious AI infrastructure expansion.

Bitcoin's drop below $70,000 will reduce the value of SpaceX's Bitcoin holdings, but it is highly unlikely to derail its IPO process.

TradingKey — According to media reports on June 2, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won issued several major signals at the GTC conference in Taipei. He explicitly stated that SK Hynix plans to double its memory chip wafer capacity within the next five years, with the goal of becoming the primary HBM chip supplier for Nvidia’s next-generation AI computing platform, the Vera Rubin system. Furthermore, the company aims to further expand its diversified partnerships in Taiwan.

TradingKey — Recently, silver prices (XAGUSD) have been range-bound between $73.60 and $78.00 due to the fluctuating US-Iran situation. However, as further signals of de-escalation emerge, silver prices may resume their upward trend.

TradingKey — On June 1, Eastern Time, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, announced plans for an equity financing program of up to $80 billion to expand its artificial intelligence computing infrastructure. Berkshire Hathaway will subscribe to $10 billion of the shares through a private placement.

TradingKey - Anthropic announced on Monday that it has confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO, taking the lead over rival OpenAI in the race to go public. According to Reuters, Anthropic’s listing could occur as early as this autumn. Following Anthropic’s filing announcement, the competition between the two has become increasingly concrete: whoever can go public first and seize a favorable market window will be more likely to win the race.

News of Anthropic’s IPO filing fueled a rally in AI cryptocurrencies, with Worldcoin (WLD) leading the gains. The asset is currently entering a technical resistance zone, signaling a potential short-term correction.

TradingKey - On June 1 local time, AI startup Anthropic suddenly announced that it has confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), taking a critical step toward going public ahead of its long-standing industry rival, OpenAI.

TradingKey - Japanese and South Korean stock markets closed mixed on Tuesday. The Nikkei 225 Index finished 0.30% lower at 66,734.02, while the KOSPI rose 0.15% to close at 8,801.49.

TradingKey - On June 1, Qualcomm (QCOM) CEO Cristiano Amon stated in his COMPUTEX 2026 keynote that 2026 will be the "Year of the AI Agent" and officially launched Dragonfly, a new brand for data center AI inference chips, marking Qualcomm's comprehensive entry into the data center computing market.

TradingKey - From chips to ecosystems, a platform war is taking shape

Strategy’s Bitcoin sale has triggered further capital outflows, potentially driving prices to continue their downward trend and break below $70,000.

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on June 2, Marvell Technology (MRVL.US) surged in U.S. overnight trading, with gains once exceeding 12%. In terms of market capitalization, Marvell Technology's current market value is approximately $181 billion, still a significant distance from the trillion-dollar milestone.

TradingKey - During the Asia trading session on June 2, Samsung Electronics' intraday market capitalization briefly exceeded $1.54 trillion, momentarily surpassing Meta Platforms (META) and Tesla (TSLA) to rank ninth globally before retracing. As of afternoon trading, Samsung's market cap stood at a

TradingKey - A fire broke out at South Korean semiconductor giant SK Hynix's core chip manufacturing facility at Campus 4 in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, at approximately 10:32 AM local time on June 1, accompanied by a minor leakage of hydrofluoric acid. The fire originated on the 6th floor of a gas room connecting the M15 and M15X production facilities and was quickly brought under control after the automatic sprinkler system was activated.

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on June 2, led by the continued gains of chip giants SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, the total market capitalization of South Korean listed companies surpassed the $5 trillion mark, officially overtaking India’s $4.8 trillion to become the world’s sixth-largest stock market for the first time since 2003.

TradingKey - S&P 500 added 0.27% to finish near 7599.96, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.42% to close around 27086.81. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 51078.88 points, up 0.09%.

TradingKey — Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) shares surged over 38% in after-hours trading following the release of its second-quarter fiscal year 2026 earnings report, which showed growth in both revenue and profit. As of press time, the stock remains up 37.09% at $64.43. Following Dell Technologies' (DELL) release of robust financial results last week that significantly exceeded market expectations and drove a collective rally in the global technology hardware sector, market expectations for HPE's performance were exceptionally high.