The Dow fell 0.3% at the opening, the S&P 500 fell 0.1%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.04%.

CoreWeave rose 2.4%, announcing a $21 billion AI infrastructure expansion agreement with Meta. Implantable artificial lens manufacturer Staar Surgical rose 20.4%, expecting a doubling of net sales in the first quarter. Cloud security company Zscaler fell 3.4%, with BTIG downgrading its rating to "hold" and removing it from the top stock list for the first half of the year. Uxin rose 5.7%, with institutions expecting high revenue growth from CY2025-2027E. NIO rose 2.8%, with the new flagship SUV ES9 set to officially debut tonight.