The major indices close higher for the second of three days this week. The gains were led by the NASDAQ index which rose by 1.29%. The S&P index rose by 0.78%, and the Dow Industrial Average rose 0.49%.
With the week now half over, the S&P index is down -0.14%, the NASDAQ index is up 0.61%, and the Dow Industrial Average is down -0.49%.
Some winners today include:
Biotechnology / Healthcare
Moderna: +16.07%
Artificial Intelligence / Cloud Infrastructure
Nebius NV: +12.65%
Crypto / Digital Asset Exposure
Strategy: +10.36%
Robinhood Markets: +8.07%
Bitcoin Futures: +7.43%
BTCUSD: +7.39%
Grayscale Bitcoin (BTC): +7.14%
Software / Cloud Services
Box Inc: +9.95%
Shopify Inc: +6.34%
Zoom Video: +6.15%
CrowdStrike Holdings: +4.16%
Palantir: +4.00%
Semiconductors / Hardware / AI Infrastructure
Super Micro Computer: +6.42%
AMD: +5.82%
Intel: +5.73%
Micron: +5.52%
Western Digital: +4.16%
Retail
Macy’s Inc: +5.03%
Looking at the losers:
Consumer / Retail / Food
Chewy: -4.06%
Papa John's: -3.69%
Celsius: -3.27%
General Mills: -2.20%
Media / Entertainment
Paramount Skydance: -3.21%
Live Nation Entertainment: -2.12%
Airlines / Travel
Alaska Air: -2.87%
United Airlines Holdings: -1.99%
Energy / Oil Services
Baker Hughes: -2.69%
Exxon Mobil: -2.17%
Healthcare / Medical Devices
Boston Scientific: -2.26%
Technology / Materials
Corning: -1.91%
