U.S. Stock Market Overview

U.S. stocks rose following the close on Wednesday, buoyed by gains in the Technology, Consumer Services, and Industrials sectors.

Major Index Performance

At the NYSE close:
– Dow Jones Industrial Average: Up 0.69% – hit a new all-time high.
– S&P 500: Increased by 0.61%.
– NASDAQ Composite: Gained 1.29%.

Top Performers

Dow Jones

• Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM): +11.05% (36.62 points) – Closed at 368.05.
• NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA): +3.48% (4.88 points) – Closed at 145.14.
• Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN): +2.21% (4.72 points) – Closed at 218.16.

S&P 500

• Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM): +11.05% to 368.05.
• ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW): +6.22% to 1,123.13.
• Edwards Lifesciences Corp (NYSE:EW): +5.70% to 74.20.

NASDAQ Composite

• Cyclerion Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CYCN): +294.41% to 6.35.
• Bluebird bio Inc (NASDAQ:BLUE): +105.02% to 0.74.
• SMX Security Matters Ord Shs Class A (NASDAQ:SMX): +96.97% to 0.38.

Worst Performers

Dow Jones

• Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ): -2.98% (1.30 points) – Closed at 42.53.
• Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX): -2.22% (3.60 points) – Closed at 158.32.
• Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO): -2.06% (1.31 points) – Closed at 62.21.

S&P 500

• Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET): -74.56% to 105.43.
• Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB): -6.24% to 42.69.
• Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB): -5.92% to 102.61.

NASDAQ Composite

• Relmada Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:RLMD): -77.26% to 0.63.
• Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc (NASDAQ:MIGI): -64.39% to 0.68.
• Oriental Rise Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:ORIS): -32.97% to 8.01.

Market Breadth

On the NYSE, falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 1413 to 1391. On the Nasdaq, 1765 rose and 1522 declined.

Volatility and Commodities

• CBOE Volatility Index: Up 1.13% to 13.45.
• Gold Futures: Up 0.22% to $2,673.82 per troy ounce.
• Crude Oil (January): Down 1.86% to $68.64 per barrel.
• Brent Oil (February): Down 1.71% to $72.36 per barrel.

Currency Movements

• EUR/USD: Unchanged at 1.05.
• USD/JPY: Up 0.69% to 150.63.
• U.S. Dollar Index Futures: Unchanged at 106.34.