U.S. Stock Market Summary

U.S. stocks experienced gains following the close on Friday, led by sectors including Consumer Services, Healthcare, and Technology.

At the NYSE close:
– Dow Jones Industrial Average: +0.69%
– S&P 500: +0.41%
– NASDAQ Composite: +0.80%

Top Performers on the Dow

• Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC): +7.81% (to 23.20)
• Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN): +6.19% (to 197.93)
• Boeing Co (NYSE: BA): +3.54% (to 154.59)

Worst Performers on the Dow

• Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ): -1.83% (to 41.36)
• Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL): -1.33% (to 222.91)
• 3M Company (NYSE: MMM): -0.97% (to 127.22)

Top Performers on the S&P 500

• Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT): +19.84% (to 387.21)
• Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ: CHTR): +11.87% (to 366.49)
• Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC): +7.81% (to 23.20)

Worst Performers on the S&P 500

• The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES): -10.79% (to 14.71)
• Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ: SMCI): -10.56% (to 26.04)
• Amcor (NYSE: AMCR): -7.82% (to 10.26)

Top Performers on the NASDAQ

• Fundamental Global Inc (NASDAQ: FGF): +2039.42% (to 22.25)
• Vast Renewables Ltd (NASDAQ: VSTE): +140.00% (to 4.80)
• Chromadex Corp (NASDAQ: CDXC): +67.91% (to 5.86)

Worst Performers on the NASDAQ

• ESSA Pharma Inc (NASDAQ: EPIX): -73.08% (to 1.40)
• Elevai Labs Inc (NASDAQ: ELAB): -51.02% (to 0.03)
• Ostin Technology Group Co Ltd (NASDAQ: OST): -42.80% (to 0.29)

Market Breadth

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by 1526 to 1275 (74 unchanged). On the NASDAQ, 1797 stocks rose, 1508 declined, and 119 ended unchanged.

Notable Stock Movements

• Waters Corporation: Reached 3-year highs (+19.84% to 387.21)
• The AES Corporation: Fell to 52-week lows (-10.79% to 14.71)
• ESSA Pharma Inc: Dropped to all-time lows (-73.08% to 1.40)

Commodities and Currency Markets

• CBOE Volatility Index: -5.53% (to 21.88)
• Gold Futures: -0.21% (to $2,743.60)
• Crude Oil: +0.32% (to $69.48/barrel)
• Brent Oil: +0.34% (to $73.06/barrel)
• EUR/USD: -0.46% (to 1.08)
• USD/JPY: +0.66% (to 153.03)
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.36% (to 104.25)