Wall St set for subdued open ahead of Nvidia results, Fed minutes
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Nvidia results due after market close, Fed mins at 2 pm ET
Target's weak results drive shares lower
TJX lifts annual profit forecast on strong demand
Analog Devices rises on upbeat Q3 revenue forecast
Futures down: Dow 0.21%, S&P 0.18%, Nasdaq 0.02%
Updated at 8:24 a.m. ET
By Ankika Biswas and Lisa Pauline Mattackal
May 22 (Reuters) -Wall Street's main indexes were set for a lackluster open on Wednesday as investors kept tothe sidelines ahead ofAI chip leader Nvidia's quarterly results and the Federal Reserve's policy meeting minutes later in the day.
All eyes will be on whether semiconductor bellwether Nvidia's NVDA.O first-quarter results, due after market close, can meet sky-high expectations and sustain bumper gains recorded by thecompany's shares and other AI-related stocks.
Nvidia has emerged as the third-largest U.S. company by market value following amore than 92% surge in its shares this year and an over threefoldjump in 2023.
"The market is looking for a new catalyst, and maybe that will be Nvidia. We've come off of a very strong earnings season, but at current levels, you could be subject to some sort of a pullback on any disappointment," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities.
The company's shares were up 0.1% in premarket trading, after rising more than 3% over the past two days.
Nvidia's results will test the strength of Wall Street's recent bullish run that has carried all three major indexes to record highs this month, driven by a strong earnings season as well as renewed hopes for interest-rate cuts and a so-called soft landing for the U.S. economy.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC and the benchmark S&P 500 .SPX closed at fresh record highs on Tuesday.
Market participants are also keenly awaiting minutes from the U.S. central bank's latest policy meeting, due at 2 p.m. ET, for more clarity on the timing of a rate cut. Several policymakers have reiterated the need to wait for more signs of easing inflation before cutting rates.
"The Fed's data-dependentover the next two months or so but I do see a little bit of a shift in terms of perhaps members warming up to a rate cut possibly in the fourth quarter or the very latter part of the third quarter," Cardillo said.
Traders see near 68% odds of the Fed cutting rates in September by at least 25 basis points, according to CME's FedWatch Tool.
Home sales data for April, due at 10 a.m. ET, is also on the radar.
At 8:24 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 83 points, or 0.21%, S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 9.5 points, or 0.18%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 4.25 points, or 0.02%.
Shares of retailer Target TGT.N dropped 8.1% on weak quarterly results and second-quarter forecasts for profit and comparable sales that were below expectations.
Off-price retailer TJX TJX.N rose 1.4% after lifting its annual profit forecast and beating first-quarter sales estimates.
Chipmaker AnalogDevices ADI.O jumped 5.5% after forecasting third-quarter revenue above expectations, while U.S.-listed shares of PDD Holdings PDD.O soared 6% as the e-commerce platform operator beat first-quarter revenue estimates.
Apparel retailer Urban Outfitters URBN.O climbed 2.9% after first-quarter results surpassed expectationson strong demand.
Lululemon Athletica LULU.O dropped 3.9% after the athletic apparel retailer announced the departure of Chief Product Officer Sun Choe.
Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Lisa Mattackal in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath
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