S&P and Nasdaq close at record levels to start the new month

The major stock indices in the US are closing mixed with the Dow industrial average lower, the broader S&P and NASDAQ indices are higher. The small-cap Russell 2000 was little changed.

Both the S&P and NASDAQ indices closed at record levels

The final numbers are showing:

• Dow industrial average felt -128.65 points or -0.29% at 44782.00
• S&P index rose 14.77 points or 0.24% at 6047.15
• NASDAQ index rose 185.78 points or 0.97% at 19403.95
• Russell 2000 fell -0.587 points or -0.02% at 2434.13

Intel had a wild ride as they ousted their CEO Pat Gelsinger. after 4-years of mistake after mistake. The stock was up over 5%, but is closing the day down -0.50%

Some other big gainers today:

• Super Micro Computer: +28.62%
• Lam Research: +6.27%
• Taiwan Semiconductor: +5.27%
• Block: +4.24%
• Arm: +6.05%
• First Solar: +4.33%
• Roblox: +4.05%
• AMD: +3.56%
• Tesla: +3.46%
• Meta Platforms: +2.84%
• Qualcomm: +2.44%
• Moderna: +2.79%
• Trump Media & Technology Group: +2.78%

The biggest losers on the day include:

• GameStop Corp: -6.13%
• SoFi Technologies: -3.05%
• General Dynamics: -2.73%
• RTX Corp: -2.59%
• Rocket: -2.41%

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.