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US indices shut blended. Dow up. S&P unchanged. Nasdaq down

The major stock indices are closing the day with mixed results.

  • The Dow industrial average was the best performer with a gain of 235.04 points or 0.45% at 51952.20.
  • The S&P index rose 3.68 points or 0.05% at 7411.97.
  • NASDAQ index fell -161.87 points or -0.64% at 24975.82

The small-cap Russell 2000 fell -0.35% .

For the trading week, each of the major indices were lower:

  • The Dow industrial average -0.38%
  • The S&P index -0.61%
  • NASDAQ index -2.13%

While the major indices ended the week mixed, individual stock performance was anything but, with several high-profile technology names suffering sharp declines even as a handful of semiconductor, defense, and industrial names posted impressive gains.

Biggest Gainers This Week

  • Super Micro Computer: +24.48%
  • Lockheed Martin: +14.51%
  • SLB: +11.56%
  • AT&T: +10.64%
  • Dell Technologies: +10.39%
  • Ambarella: +10.06%
  • RTX Corp.: +9.98%
  • Western Digital: +8.92%
  • General Motors: +8.64%
  • Micron Technology: +8.48%
  • 3M: +7.98%

Biggest Losers This Week

  • Tesla: -17.81%
  • Moderna: -12.57%
  • CrowdStrike: -9.75%
  • Palo Alto Networks: -9.74%
  • Oracle: -9.03%
  • Uber Technologies: -9.00%
  • Lyft: -8.51%
  • American Express: -8.21%
  • Shopify: -7.94%
  • Roblox: -7.93%
  • Meta Platforms: -7.87%
  • Alphabet: -7.81%
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill: -7.69%
  • AppLovin: -7.67%
  • Papa John’s: -7.64%
  • Palantir: -7.13%

The divergence underscores just how selective investors have become. Capital rotated toward companies that delivered strong earnings, defense-related names, and select semiconductor stocks, while many of the market’s high-flying growth and AI-related names were hit by profit-taking following earnings and more cautious guidance.

That trend will face another major test next week as the earnings calendar remains packed. Several of this week’s biggest losers—including Meta, Roblox, and Chipotle—are scheduled to report, giving them an opportunity to either reverse this week’s losses or extend the selling pressure if results disappoint.

Despite the wide dispersion in individual stocks, the broader market has remained surprisingly resilient. The key question heading into next week is whether the market can continue blending the winners and losers into a bullish outcome, or whether the growing weakness in some of the largest technology stocks begins to weigh more heavily on the major indices.

From a technical perspective, the NASDAQ remains above its 100-day moving average at 24,709, keeping the longer-term bullish bias intact. However, a sustained break below that level would represent a notable deterioration in the technical outlook and could shift momentum back in favor of the sellers.

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