QQQ gains 0.96% and SPY adds 0.62% as diplomacy and AI news share focus

By 4:00 a.m. ET, QQQ was up 0.96% and SPY was up 0.62%, leaving QQQ ahead by 0.33 percentage points. Both ETFs advanced during regular trading before giving back part of their gains after the close. Reports that a U.S.-Iran agreement was nearing completion supported a more diplomatic geopolitical backdrop, while the FOMC minutes kept possible policy tightening in view. After-hours technology news included NVIDIA results and outlook above estimates, followed by SpaceX's S-1 filing.