Major stock indices closed the day with mixed results.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average was the best performer, rising 235.04 points, or 0.45%, to 51,952.20.
- The Standard & Poor’s index rose 3.68 points, or 0.05%, to 7,411.97 points.
- The Nasdaq index fell by -161.87 points, or -0.64%, to 24,975.82 points.
The small-cap Russell 2000 index fell -0.35%.
During the trading week, both major indices fell:
- Dow Jones Industrial Average -0.38%
- S&P -0.61%
- NASDAQ -2.13%
While major indices ended the week on a mixed note, the performance of individual stocks was anything but, with several prominent technology names suffering sharp declines even as a few semiconductor, defense and industrial names recorded impressive gains.
Biggest winners this week
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Super micro computer: +24.48%
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Lockheed Martin: +14.51%
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SLP: +11.56%
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AT&T: +10.64%
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Dell Technologies: +10.39%
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Ambarella: +10.06%
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RTX Company: +9.98%
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Western Digital: +8.92%
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GM: +8.64%
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Micron technology: +8.48%
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3M: +7.98%
Biggest losers this week
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Tesla: -17.81%
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accident: -12.57%
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Crowd Strike: -9.75%
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Palo Alto Networks: -9.74%
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oracle: -9.03%
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Uber Technologies: -9.00%
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Lyft: -8.51%
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American Express: -8.21%
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Shopify: -7.94%
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Roblox: -7.93%
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Meta platforms: -7.87%
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alphabet: -7.81%
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Chipotle Mexican Grill: -7.69%
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Applofen: -7.67%
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Papa John’s: -7.64%
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Palantir: -7.13%
This difference highlights how selective investors are. Capital was rotated towards companies with strong earnings, defense-related names, and select semiconductor stocks, while several high-market growth and AI-related names were hurt by post-earnings profit-taking and more cautious guidance.
This trend will face another major test next week as the earnings calendar remains crowded. Several of this week’s biggest losers – incl Meta, Roblox, and Chipotle– They are due to release a report, giving them a chance to either reverse this week’s losses or extend 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 to mix winners and losers into a bullish outcome, or whether increasing weakness in some of the largest technology stocks begins to weigh more heavily on the major indexes.
Technically, it is The Nasdaq remains above its 100-day moving average at 24,709Keeping the long-term bullish bias intact. However, a sustained break below this level would represent a notable deterioration in the technical outlook and could shift momentum back in favor of sellers.
