India, May 13 -- The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a mixed open on Wednesday, with the major averages likely to move in opposite directions in early trading.

The Nasdaq may benefit from strength among tech stocks, as Nvidia (NVDA) may help lead an early advance by semiconductor stocks.

Shares of Nvidia are jumping by 1.6 percent in pre-market trading after CEO Jensen Huang was a last-minute addition to President Donald Trump's trip to China to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.

However, buying interest outside of the tech sector is likely to be subdued following the release of a Labor Department report showing producer prices in the U.S. shot up by much more than expected in the month of April.

The Labor Department ...