Advertisement
UK markets closed
  • FTSE 100

    8,139.83
    +60.97 (+0.75%)
     
  • FTSE 250

    19,824.16
    +222.18 (+1.13%)
     
  • AIM

    755.28
    +2.16 (+0.29%)
     
  • GBP/EUR

    1.1679
    +0.0023 (+0.19%)
     
  • GBP/USD

    1.2496
    -0.0015 (-0.12%)
     
  • Bitcoin GBP

    51,095.25
    -611.87 (-1.18%)
     
  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,330.96
    -65.58 (-4.70%)
     
  • S&P 500

    5,099.96
    +51.54 (+1.02%)
     
  • DOW

    38,239.66
    +153.86 (+0.40%)
     
  • CRUDE OIL

    83.64
    +0.07 (+0.08%)
     
  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,350.60
    +8.10 (+0.35%)
     
  • NIKKEI 225

    37,934.76
    +306.28 (+0.81%)
     
  • HANG SENG

    17,651.15
    +366.61 (+2.12%)
     
  • DAX

    18,161.01
    +243.73 (+1.36%)
     
  • CAC 40

    8,088.24
    +71.59 (+0.89%)
     

Stocks - Wall Street Higher; Apple Continues to Rise

Investing.com – Wall Street ticked higher on Wednesday, as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) led a gain in technology stocks, rising after a positive response from Wall Street analysts to its new iPhones, revealed on Tuesday.

The Dow rose 50 points or 0.2% by 9:56 AM ET (13:56 GMT), while the S&P 500 gained 4 points or 0.2% and the Nasdaq composite was up 30 points or 0.4%.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 1.3% after climbing more than 1% on Tuesday. The company launched three new iPhones, along with a $5 a month TV streaming service. Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) was down 0.5% while Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) was flat as Apple confirmed it would undercut their streaming services as it tries to wrest to market share off them.

Semiconductor company Micron (NASDAQ:MU) gained 3.6% on an analyst upgrade, while Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) rose 1.5% and AT&T jumped 1.2% as it continued to be supported by news of activist investor Elliott Management taking a stake in the company.

ADVERTISEMENT

Elsewhere, GameStop (NYSE:GME) slumped 15.2% after its second-quarter sales fell short of expectations and the company lowered its comparable sales forecasts. The stock had hit an all-time low of $3.15 only last month but had rebounded to $5.09 as of Tuesday's close.

Cannabis group Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) slipped 2.3% after it filed an offering of up to $400 million common stock.

In commodities, crude oil rose 0.5% to $57.70 a barrel. The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, was up 0.4% to 98.662 and gold futures slipped 0.1% to $1,498.40 a troy ounce.

Related Articles

Exclusive: Former Starboard executive pushes for sale of Mobile Mini - sources

Boeing’s Slow Jet Sales Cut Key Demand Gauge to 2009 Levels

Saudi Arabia stocks lower at close of trade; Tadawul All Share down 1.38%