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Most US indices close higher Thu; Dow Jones hits all-time high
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Equity Alert: Most US indices close higher Thu; Dow Jones hits all-time high
MUMBAI--0730 IST--The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indices hit one-month and all-time highs, respectively, on Thursday. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite, which closed higher for the previous two straight sessions, was dragged down as Oracle's forecast on sales and profit missed analysts' estimates and the company raised its spending estimates.
Shares of Oracle plummeted nearly 11% in their biggest one-day drop since late January, Reuters reported. The company also warned that annual spending would run to $15 billion, higher than previously planned.
The Dow Jones index closed higher for the second straight session, with the Russell 2000 index closing over 1% higher. "The name of the game is market rotation. We're seeing small-caps, the Dow and cyclicals all start to do better in anticipation of a reacceleration of global growth," Matthew Miskin, co-chief investment strategist at Manulife John Hancock Investments, said.
The Dow Jones was driven by gains in some financial stocks. Shares of US-based payment card services company Visa surged over 6%. Shares of American Express, JP Morgan, and Goldman Sachs ended more than 2% higher. Shares of Walt Disney Co. closed over 2% higher after the company announced a $1-billion equity investment in OpenAI, Reuters reported.
Following are the closing levels of US indices Thursday:
| Index | Level | Change in % |
| S&P 500 | 6901 | 0.21 |
| NASDAQ Composite | 23593.86 | (-)0.25 |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 48704.01 | 1.34 |
(Arundathi A R)
US$1 = INR 90.37
IST, or Indian Standard Time, is five-and-a-half hours ahead of GMT
Edited by Avishek Dutta
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