Stock Market Update
08-May-25 15:00 ET
Mega caps boost performance
Dow +527.80
at 41641.77,
Nasdaq +318.23
at 18056.39,
S&P +70.58
at 5701.86
[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average trades 1.3% higher, the S&P 500 sports a 1.3% gain, and the Nasdaq Composite trades 1.8% higher.
Some mega caps have an outsized impact on the major indices, but many stocks are participating in upside moves. Apple (AAPL 198.73, +2.44, +1.3%), Microsoft (MSFT 442.40, +9.05, +2.1%), and NVIDIA (NVDA 118.02, +0.98, +0.9%) are standouts in that respect.
Gains in the aforementioned names have propelled the S&P 500 technology sector to trade 1.6% higher.
