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Equity Alert: US indices end higher at start of holiday-shortened week

 

MUMBAI--0731 IST--US equity indices closed higher on Monday, supported by gains in artificial intelligence-related stocks. The indices rose for the third consecutive session at the start of the holiday-shortened week. The tech-heavy S&P 500 rose 0.6%. The Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.5?ch.

 

Key artificial intelligence stock Nvidia rose over 1?ter Reuters reported that the tech giant aimed to start shipping AI chips to China before the Lunar New Year holiday in mid-February. The company plans to fulfil initial orders from existing stock, with shipments expected to total 5,000 to 10,000 chip modules, which is equivalent to about 40,000 to 80,000 H200 AI chips, Reuters reported, citing sources. 

 

Micron Technology rose around 4%, while Oracle advanced more than 3%. Investors are watching to see whether AI stocks can retain their momentum heading into the year-end, especially when investors move into the cheaper sectors of the market due to concerns regarding higher valuations. The market is also doubtful whether a 'Santa Claus rally' will materialise, as the S&P 500 struggles to hold a key technical level, CNBC reported.

 

"From a market perspective, there's not a whole bunch of things that are going to move it, in my opinion, so everybody is, rightfully so, looking for the Santa Claus rally," Will McGough, deputy chief investment officer at Prime Capital Financial, was quoted as saying by CNBC. He is waiting to see at what level the market ends, especially with the S&P 500 nearing the 7,000 level, he added. So far, the index has risen about 17% in 2025, which is lower than the rise of 24% in 2023 and 23% in 2024, as per the CNBC report. 

 

The New York Stock Exchange will close early on Wednesday on Christmas Eve and will be closed Thursday for Christmas.   

 

Following are the closing levels of US indices Monday:

 

Index	Level	Change in %
S&P 500	6878.49	0.64
NASDAQ Composite	23428.829	0.52
Dow Jones Industrial Average	48362.68	0.47

   

(Adhithya Aji)

 

US$1 = INR 89.65

IST, or Indian Standard Time, is five-and-a-half hours ahead of GMT

 

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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