U.S. stock futures rose slightly on Thursday after the major averages finished the previous session mixed, as investors continued reallocating funds from high-flying tech stocks to other sectors that may benefit from lower U.S. interest rates. During regular trading on Wednesday, the Dow rose by 0.59% and closed above the 41,000 mark for the first time in history. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell by 1.39% and 2.77%, respectively, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq posting its worst single-day loss since 2022. These moves occurred amid pressure on shares of global semiconductor manufacturers due to the Biden administration's threats to expand trade restrictions and impose stricter sanctions on companies selling technology to China. Additionally, Donald Trump, currently the favorite to win the November elections, stated that Taiwan should pay the U.S. for protection. Losses among semiconductor stocks were led by Nvidia (-6.6%), AMD (-5.7%), TSMC (-8%), Broadcom (-7.9%), ASML (-12.7%), and SMCI (-6.9%).