US stock futures hit pause on Tuesday after the Dow’s latest record close, as Wall Street's march back to record territory continued following last week's tech sell-off.

Contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F), the S&P 500 (ES=F), and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) hovered around the baseline.

The muted action follows another positive session for stocks to start the week. The Dow (^DJI) eked out a gain, setting another all-time high over 50,000. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) advanced roughly 0.5% and is within striking distance of its own record. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) outperformed, jumping 0.9%.

Technology shares led Monday’s rally, extending momentum from last week’s rebound. Investors appear to have regained confidence that the market can push higher after a recent pullback tied to concerns around software and megacap tech.

Earnings season stays in focus, with Coca-Cola (KO) and Ford (F) both on Tuesday's docket, arriving before the market open and after the close, respectively.

On the economic front, investors are waiting for fresh retail sales data due Tuesday morning. Then attention turns to Wednesday's release of the January jobs report, closely watched following reports last week showing softening in the labor market. The latest Consumer Price Index reading is then due on Friday to give a look at inflation pressures.

Gold (GC=F) and bitcoin (BTC-USD) remain on investors’ radar, with both assets attempting to stabilize after last week’s sharp pullback. Bitcoin in particular has seen heavy volatlity, in what one analyst called a "crisis of confidence."

Bloomberg reports:

Companies from game console maker Nintendo Co. (NTDOY) to big PC brands and Apple Inc. (AAPL) suppliers are seeing shares slump on profitability concerns. Memory producers, meanwhile, are soaring to unprecedented heights. Money managers and analysts are now assessing which firms can best navigate the squeeze by locking in supplies, raising product prices or redesigning to use less memory.

A Bloomberg gauge of global consumer electronics makers is down 12% since the end of September while a basket of memory makers including Samsung Electronics Co. (005930.KS) has surged more than 160%. The question now is how much is priced in.

“What remains underappreciated is the risk around duration — current valuations largely factor in that the disruption will normalize within one to two quarters,” said Vivian Pai, a fund manager at Fidelity International. “We believe industry tightness is likely to persist,” possibly through the rest of the year, she added.

Memory chip shortages and pricing are being mentioned frequently by companies in earnings reports and conference calls. Investors are hearing the alarm bells.

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AP Finance reports:

Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday as Japan’s benchmark topped new highs after a historic election win for the nation’s first female prime minister.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 (^N225) jumped 2.6% to 57,821.58. The index recorded a 3.9% jump to a record Monday, a day after the landslide victory for Sanae Takaichi’s political party in a parliamentary election. Hopes are high Takaichi will push through reforms expected to boost the economy and stock market.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (^AXJO) rose 0.3% to 8,893.60. South Korea's Kospi (^KS11) gained 0.6% to 5,327.80. Hong Kong's Hang Seng (^HSI) surged 1.0% to 27,300.00, while the Shanghai Composite (000888.SS) added 0.2% to 4,130.20.

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