New Delhi, July 9 -- US stock futures traded with modest gains on Thursday, 9 July, as strong buying in semiconductor stocks offset concerns stemming from the latest escalation in the Middle East, although geopolitical tensions continued to cap the upside.

Futures tied to the S&P 500 rose 0.2%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures hovered around the flatline. Nasdaq 100 futures outperformed, advancing 0.61%.

In the previous session, Wall Street ended on a mixed note, with the Nasdaq Composite being the only major index to close higher, gaining 0.22% as buying emerged towards the end of the trading session.

Semiconductor stocks attracted strong buying interest in pre-market trade today after SK Hynix Inc. received robust demand fo...