U.S. equity futures ticked up on Thursday evening after major indexes dipped and Nvidia shares fell following the exit of founder and CEO Jensen Huang amid an ongoing scandal.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 40 points. S&P 500 futures rose about 0.2%, while Nasdaq-100 futures advanced 0.3%.
The action comes after the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 dropped about 0.4% each in regular trading. The Dow slid almost 190 points, or 0.4%. Nvidia's 4.3% decline dragged down the three major averages, even as the chip stock ended the session off its lows.
Over in Asia, futures for Japan's Nikkei 225 in Chicago were at 61,415, compared with the index's previous close of 60,819.36. Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index last traded at 23,914, while the index's last close of 24,008.55. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.53% in early trading.
On Thursday, Huang stepped down from his post at the chip company following reported extramarital affairs, including a relationship with a woman U.S. intelligence officials believe is a Chinese spy. Analysts told CNBC that Huang's exit could trigger a 20% correction in the stock.