Good morning. Stock extended gains after the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) posted a fresh record, boosted by all-time highs in Nvidia (NVDA) shares.
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) also climbed within striking distance of its own record as Treasury yields eased.
The 10-year Treasury (^TNX) yield, used as a benchmark for mortgages and other loans, fell to 5.27%.
Brent crude futures (BZ=F) declined to trade near $97 per barrel. The market overwhelmingly expects that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady this month.
Here’s a check of the markets in the first few minutes of trading, based on a heat map powered by Yahoo Finance AlphaSpace data.
Tech (XLK) stocks edged higher with Nvidia, Microsoft (MSFT), and Tesla (TSLA) extending gains.
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose to trade just above $86,000 per token.
Here are some other notable stocks that Yahoo Finance readers are viewing this morning: Constellation Energy (CEG), AMD (AMD), and Novavax (NVAX).
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