Noticias S

NEW YORK, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday, buoyed by continued strength across the AI sector and a modest retreat in U.S. Treasury yields from multi-decade highs. The S&P 500 hit both an intraday high and a record closing high while Nasdaq posted a second consecutive record high on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 253.38 points, or 0.49 percent, to 51,521.28. The benchmark S&P 500 added 44.98 points, or 0.58 percent, to 7,818.93, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 122.48 points, or 0.45 percent, to finish at 27,599.79. Ten of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors closed in positive territory, with utilities and consumer discretionary leading the advancers by jumping 3.01 percent and 1.39 percent, respectively. Bucking the bro...

TOKYO, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday, with the Nikkei stock index ending above the 70,000 mark for the first time since early July as optimism about artificial intelligence- and semiconductor-related shares lifted investor sentiment. The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 737.12 points, or 1.05 percent, from Monday at 70,683.98. The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 38.34 points, or 0.92 percent, higher at 4,183.56. Stocks tracked overnight advances on Wall Street, led by gains among technology shares, while falling crude oil prices spurred buying across a broad range of stocks, analysts said. The benchmark Nikkei index extended its gains in the afternoon as AI- and chip-related shares gathered momentum. ■ Source link

Tag: tech

U.S. stocks close higher on tech momentum-Xinhua