The major European indices are closing mixed. German DAX and UK's FTSE 100 both close lower while France's CAC, Spain's Ibex, and Italy's FTSE MIB close the day with gains.
A snapshot of the closing levels shows:
- German DAX, -0.39%
- France's CAC, +0.15%
- UK's FTSE 100 -0.19%
- Spain's Ibex +1.29%
- Italy's FTSE MIB +0.12%
As European traders exit for the day, US indices are mixed. The Dow industrial average is lower while the S&P and NASDAQ indices are higher and on pace for record closes. The Russell 2000 is marginally higher. Industrial average
- Dow industrial average -198 points or -0.43% at 45513.63
- S&P index +33.08 points or 0.51% at 6545.71
- NASDAQ index up 94 points or 0.43% at 21972.95.
The small-cap Russell 2000 is up 1.46 points or 0.06% at 2383.20.
Oracle shares are sharply higher after guiding strongly to the upside.
Chips stocks are also higher:
- Nvidia shares are up 4.16%.
- Broadco shares are up 9.43%.
- AMD shares are up 3.58%.
Other gainers today include:
Arm +7.40%
GameStop Corp +5.26%
Taiwan Semiconductor +4.76%
Super Micro Computer +4.56%
Micron +4.64%
NVIDIA +4.23%
Corning +3.63%
AMD +3.57%
Palantir +3.44%
Dell Tech +2.85%
Grayscale Bitcoin (BTC) +2.36%
Tesla +2.31%
First Solar +2.10%
US yields are lower ahead of the 10-year note auction at 1 PM:
- 2-year yield 3.527%, -1.5 basis points
- 5 year yield 3.581%, -2.0 basis points
- 10 year yield 4.047%, -2.7 basis points
- 30 year yield 4.698%, -1.8 basis points
Crude oil is trading up $1.23 at $63.86. Gold is up $23.90 or 0.66% at $3647.56, and Bitcoin is up $2388 or 2.14% at $113,919
