Major US stock indices close higher as the market discounts the geopolitical risks

  • NASDAQ index up 1.29%.
STOCKS UP

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%

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