US stock indexes finish mixed as Nasdaq rises and Dow falls
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Updated · Barron's · May 1
US stock indexes finish mixed as Nasdaq rises and Dow falls
12 articles · Updated · Barron's · May 1
The Nasdaq gained 0.89%, the S&P 500 added 0.29%, the Dow lost 0.31%, and the Russell 2000 rose 0.47%, while the VIX edged down 0.06%.
Among companies worth at least $10 billion, Pershing Square jumped 34.93%, Atlassian climbed 29.58% and Twilio rose 23.81%, while Summit Therapeutics sank 24.91%, Roblox fell 18.35% and Clorox dropped 9.68%.
Brent crude rose 0.31%, gold slipped 0.11%, bitcoin eased to $78,376 and the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.383%; Japan's Nikkei rose, Shanghai was closed and European markets were mixed.
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