U.S. Stocks Rise After Thursday’s Close

U.S. stocks finished higher on Thursday, driven by gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials, and Technology sectors.

At the close on the NYSE:
– Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 0.62%.
– S&P 500 added 0.40%.
– NASDAQ Composite rose by 0.58%.

Top Performers on the Dow Jones:

• Dow Inc (DOW): +3.54% to 54.71.
• Caterpillar Inc (CAT): +3.41% to 391.16.
• 3M Company (MMM): +2.08% to 139.44.

Worst Performers on the Dow Jones:

• Walmart Inc (WMT): -1.82% to 79.92.
• Merck & Company Inc (MRK): -1.43% to 113.09.
• Chevron Corp (CVX): -1.38% to 141.99.

S&P 500 Highlights:

• Best Performers:

  • Micron Technology Inc (MU): +14.73% to 109.88.
  • Jabil Circuit Inc (JBL): +11.65% to 126.65.
  • Estee Lauder Companies Inc (EL): +10.01% to 100.78.

• Worst Performers:

  • Super Micro Computer Inc (SMCI): -12.19% to 402.28.
  • Diamondback Energy Inc (FANG): -6.46% to 168.86.
  • Targa Resources Inc (TRGP): -5.94% to 146.31.

NASDAQ Composite Highlights:

• Top Performers:

  • Fangdd Network Group Ltd (DUO): +109.97% to 1.07.
  • Telesis Bio Inc (TBIO): +71.33% to 3.99.
  • Alpha Technology Group Ltd (ATGL): +71.16% to 3.68.

• Worst Performers:

  • Expion360 Inc (XPON): -23.33% to 0.06.
  • Pagaya (PGY): -22.53% to 9.65.
  • MDxHealth SA ADR (MDXH): -21.26% to 2.00.

General Market Trends:

• Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE: 1754 to 1050; 94 were unchanged. On NASDAQ: 2083 rose, 1176 declined, with 150 unchanged.
• Caterpillar Inc hit all-time highs (+3.41%) and 3M Company reached 52-week highs (+2.08%). Conversely, MDxHealth fell to all-time lows (-21.26%).
• The CBOE Volatility Index decreased by 0.26% to 15.37.

Commodity and Currency Update:

• Gold Futures (Dec delivery): +0.40% to $2,695.40.
• Crude Oil (Nov delivery): -3.24% to $67.43; Brent Oil (Dec delivery): -2.88% to $70.80.
• EUR/USD unchanged at 1.12; USD/JPY up 0.03% at 144.80.
• US Dollar Index Futures down 0.32% to 100.30.