Markets Pop as Record-Breaking Tech Rally Rages On as Trump Trip Stokes China Hopes

Stocks looked set to notch more records on Thursday as investors bet that President Donald Trump’s meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping would help extend a recent tech rally. S&P 500 futures climbed 0.2%, and contracts tied the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 added 0.4%. The market looked set to build on those gains after Xi welcomed Trump–and an elite group of CEOs–to China.