U.S. stock markets ended Wednesday in mixed fashion as sector rotation produced winners and losers across major indices. At the New York closing bell the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.09%, the S&P 500 slipped 0.28% and the Nasdaq Composite finished up 0.20%.
Sector performance was bifurcated: the Oil & Gas, Technology and Telecoms groups were among the gainers, while Basic Materials, Financials and Consumer Goods lagged. Market breadth showed more decliners than advancers on both exchanges.
Notable movers on the Dow
- NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) was the top gainer on the Dow, rising 3.66% (up 7.21 points) to close at 204.14.
- Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) added 1.80% (2.01 points) to finish at 113.80.
- Walmart Inc (NASDAQ:WMT) climbed 1.40% (1.56 points) to end the session at 113.10.
- At the other end of the index, American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was the weakest Dow component, down 3.79% (13.26 points) to 336.32.
- Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE:SHW) declined 3.40% (11.62 points) to close at 330.64.
- Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) slipped 2.96% (6.85 points) to 224.83.
S&P 500 and Nasdaq standouts
- On the S&P 500, Akamai Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:AKAM) led gains with a 10.67% jump to 126.57.
- Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) rose 8.76% to settle at 181.05.
- Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) gained 7.31% to close at 28.17.
- Among the S&P decliners were Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF), down 9.61% to 68.26, Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA), which lost 7.48% to 73.80, and ResMed Inc (NYSE:RMD), off 6.33% to 205.84.
Arista Networks also reached a new all-time high in the session, closing at 181.05 after an 8.76% gain. Conversely, several small-cap names hit fresh lows.
Small-cap and Nasdaq extremes
- On the Nasdaq Composite, Tvardi Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:TVRD) surged 61.29% to 5.00.
- iOThree Ltd (NASDAQ:IOTR) climbed 43.82% to close at 3.61.
- Fort Technology Inc (NASDAQ:FRTT) advanced 43.81% to 1.30.
- At the downside, Sadot Group Inc (NASDAQ:SDOT) plunged 49.23% to 20.31.
- Zhibao Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ZBAO) fell 32.96% to 0.29, and Pop Culture Group Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CPOP) dropped 31.31% to 0.07, both marking all-time lows.
Market breadth and volatility
On the New York Stock Exchange, decliners outnumbered advancers by 1,920 to 822, with 87 issues unchanged. On the Nasdaq, 2,248 stocks fell, 1,179 advanced and 165 were unchanged. The CBOE Volatility Index, which tracks implied volatility on S&P 500 options, rose 4.65% to 16.88.
Commodities, currencies and futures
In commodities trading, gold futures for August delivery fell 1.66% (down 69.03) to $4,088.37 per troy ounce. Crude oil strengthened sharply: August delivery for U.S. crude rose 5.98% (up 4.21) to $74.65 per barrel, while the September Brent contract gained 6.69% (up 4.96) to trade at $79.12 per barrel.
In foreign-exchange markets, the euro-dollar pair was essentially unchanged, moving 0.07% to 1.14, and the dollar-yen rate rose 0.36% to 162.57. The US Dollar Index Futures inched higher by 0.03% to 100.81.
Takeaway
Wednesday's session left U.S. markets mixed: technology and energy-related names supported gains on the Nasdaq and within sector pockets, while industrial, consumer goods and financial names pressured the Dow and the S&P 500. Market breadth favored decliners, and measures of volatility and commodity prices moved notably, with crude rising and gold falling.