S&P 500 futures were flat Thursday after the benchmark index rose to all-time highs in the previous session. Futures tied to the broad index hovered around the flatline, along with Nasdaq-100 futures. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 27 points, or 0.1%. With Wednesday’s gain, the S&P 500 notched its eighth winning day of the last nine. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed more than 1% to end above the 23,000 mark for the first time ever. The Dow, on the other hand, finished slightly below flat as blue-chip stocks lagged. But Nvidia helped the 30-stock index restrict losses, rising more than 2% after CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC that computing demand has “gone up substantially” this year. “There are reasons to be optimistic ahead, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see some more volatility,” Kevin Mahn, investing chief at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell Overtime.” “When that volatility comes, money will come off the sidelines.” There is no economic data releases of note on Thursday due to the ongoing government shutdown. However, investors will monitor morning remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at a community bank conference, as well as speeches from other Fed officials such as Michelle Bowman and Mary Daly throughout the day. These appearances come a day after the Fed released minutes for its most recent policy meeting showing divisions around what to do next with interest rates. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.77% to close at 48,580.44, after hitting a fresh record high earlier in the session. The Topix index rose 0.68% to close at 3,257.77. In Hong Kong, shares of Hang Seng Bank skyrocketed above 26% after HSBC proposed Thursday to take it private, valuing the bank at more than 290 billion Hong Kong dollars ($37 billion). The Hang Seng Index fell 0.29%, while the Hang Seng Tech Index declined 0.66%. Mainland China’s CSI 300 jumped 1.48% to close at 4,709.48, after coming back from a bumper holiday period. The raw materials sector led gains on the index, with shares of Tongling Nonferrous Metals up 10.08% and Dongfang Electric advancing 10.01%. Australia’s ASX/S&P 200 advanced 0.25% to close at 8,969.8. South Korean markets are closed for a holiday. Oil prices fell Thursday after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a plan to end the war in Gaza, weighing on oil’s war risk premium and pushing investors to sell. Brent crude futures were down 11 cents, or 0.2%, at $66.13 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 14 cents, or 0.2%, to $62.41. Gold prices held above the $4,000 level on Thursday, as investors assessed the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, while broader geopolitical and economic uncertainty alongside expectations for U.S. rate cuts sustained bullish sentiment for the metal. Spot gold was steady at $4,035.70 per ounce. U.S. gold futures for December delivery fell 0.4% to $4,055.20.  Bullion crossed the $4,000 per ounce level for the first time on Wednesday, hitting a record high of $4,059.05. Silver is also latching on to gold’s rally and was up 0.7% to $49.21 per ounce, after hitting an all-time high of $49.57 on Wednesday.