U.S. Stock Market Update

U.S. stocks were mixed after Tuesday's close. Gains in Technology, Utilities, and Consumer Services sectors lifted shares, while losses in Telecoms, Oil & Gas, and Financials weighed them down.

Market Performance

At the close on the NYSE:
– Dow Jones Industrial Average: -0.28%
– S&P 500: +0.40%
– NASDAQ Composite: +1.02%

Best Performers on Dow

• NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA): +4.89% (147.01)
• Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT): +3.00% (86.60)
• Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN): +1.44% (204.61)

Worst Performers on Dow

• UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH): -2.15% (577.00)
• 3M Company (NYSE: MMM): -1.51% (128.20)
• Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE): -1.31% (73.91)

S&P 500 Highlights

Top Performers:
– Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ: SMCI): +31.34% (28.29)
– Vistra Energy Corp (NYSE: VST): +5.61% (154.85)
– NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA): +4.89% (147.01)

Worst Performers:
– Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ: INCY): -8.33% (70.56)
– Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA): -5.62% (37.29)
– Intuit Inc (NASDAQ: INTU): -5.10% (644.17)

NASDAQ Highlights

Top Performers:
– Painreform Ltd (NASDAQ: PRFX): +161.68% (1.40)
– noco noco Inc (NASDAQ: NCNC): +67.01% (0.16)
– Next Technology Holding Inc (NASDAQ: NXTT): +61.76% (2.75)

Worst Performers:
– Silence Therapeutics PLC (NASDAQ: SLN): -36.75% (6.97)
– Akari Therapeutics PLC (NASDAQ: AKTX): -31.44% (1.57)
– QMMM Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: QMMM): -26.59% (1.27)

Market Breadth

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE: 1424 to 1388, with 81 unchanged. On the NASDAQ, 1783 rose, 1484 declined, and 159 ended unchanged.

Notable Stocks

• Vistra Energy Corp (NYSE: VST): reached all-time high (+5.61%).
• Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT): reached all-time high (+3.00%).
• Silence Therapeutics PLC (NASDAQ: SLN): fell to 52-week low (-36.75%).
• QMMM Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: QMMM): fell to all-time low (-26.59%).

Volatility and Commodities

• CBOE Volatility Index: +4.94% (16.35)
• Gold Futures (December delivery): +0.82% ($2636.00)
• Crude Oil (January): +0.20% ($69.31)
• Brent Oil (January): +0.04% ($73.33)

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD: +0.03% (1.06)
• USD/JPY: +0.02% (154.68)
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.08% (106.11)