The S&P 500 set a new closing high with a 0.8% gain, the Nasdaq 100 rose 0.9%, and the Russell 2000 outperformed with a 1.3% advance.<\/p>\n
Every S&P sector ETF outside of utilities ended positive on the session, with the cyclical sectors of consumer discretionary, industrials, and financials all up in excess of 1%.<\/p>\n
Gains on the day were led by T. Rowe Price and Western Digital, which rose 5.8% and 5.4%, respectively. Centene led declines falling 4.7% after the healthcare company had its price target cut to $33 from $45 by Barclays analysts. Elsewhere…<\/p>\n
Amazon rallied 4.3% as the tech titan readies itself to take another stab at the enterprise software market with a new agentic AI too<\/a>l, according to a report from Business Insider.<\/p>\n Opendoor Technologies soared 16.3% after the company\u2019s president outlined the launch of a community hub<\/a> to \u201cprovide consistent and transparent updates\u201d on the company\u2019s business and source questions from its passionate investor base.<\/p>\n American Eagle shares leapt 38% after the retailer posted blowout Q2 earnings results<\/a> and reinstated its full-year guidance.<\/p>\n Gap popped nearly 6% after the denim giant said it\u2019s stepping into beauty<\/a> and accessories, starting with select Old Navy stores this fall and expanding to Gap-branded locations in 2026.<\/p>\n HP Enterprise rose 1.4% as the market continued to digest the enterprise software company\u2019s third-quarter earnings<\/a> beat late Wednesday.<\/p>\n Meta shares ticked up 1.6% after the social media giant said its Threads app is adding a way for users to post up to 10,000 characters<\/a>.<\/p>\n Salesforce shares dropped 4.8% after the CRM software company topped Q2 earnings<\/a> but issued a soft outlook for the current quarter.<\/p>\n Figma shares sank nearly 20% after the design software company reported Q2 results<\/a> and the likely early release of 25% of the eligible securities owned by certain Figma employees and service providers that are currently under lockup.<\/p>\n JetBlue dipped 6.6% despite the airline saying it now expects operating revenue per available seat mile to fall between 1.5% and 4%<\/a> in Q3, an improvement from its previous forecast for a 2% to 6% drop.<\/p>\n Texas Instruments fell 4.3% after its chief financial officer reiterated that strength<\/a> in the chipmaker\u2019s sales through April included a rush to beat potential tariffs and that momentum has slowed since then.<\/p>\n