Stock Market Update

[BRIEFING.COM] The DJIA (+0.9%) leads the S&P 500 (+0.2%) and Nasdaq Composite (+0.1%) as the latter two indices look to set all-time closing highs.

Bloomberg reports that Apple (AAPL 233.73, +4.08, +1.78%) is planning to introduce new AI devices that include robots, smart speakers, and home security cameras. The stock is up 12.6% this month, and its gains today help prevent a further loss in the information technology sector (-0.2%) that has seen weakness in its other two mega-cap components, Microsoft (MSFT 521.67, -7.57, -1.43%) and NVIDIA (NVDA 181.72, -1.44, -0.79%). 

The crypto exchange Bullish (BLSH 80.80, +43.80, +118.38%) opened at $90 after pricing its IPO at $37 per share.