US stock futures surged even higher on Monday after the US and China said they have agreed to slash most tariffs for 90 days while further trade talks take place. Stocks were already making gains over after the US said it had made "substantial progress" in weekend trade talks with China,

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, left, and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent take part in a press conference after two days of closed-door discussions on trade between the United States and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 12, 2025. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP) AP

U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday over optimism that the Trump administration was on the cusp of a breakthrough on trade policy, while chip stocks gained after news that a plan for fewer export curbs was in the offing.