Good morning.
Stocks climbed higher at the open on Wednesday, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) and S&P 500 (^GSPC) to fresh highs, while SpaceX (SPCX) and AMD (AMD) stocks tumbled, as earnings failed to impress Wall Street
But first, a check of the markets in early trading, as of 9:45 a.m. ET, based on a heat map powered by Yahoo Finance AlphaSpace data. Healthcare stocks (XLV) led the 11 S&P 500 sectors, driven by a 7% post-earnings pop in Eli Lilly (LLY) stock.
Gold producer Newmont (NEM) helped lift the basic materials sector. Here are the top ticker pages Yahoo Finance readers are visiting this morning: SpaceX (SPCX), AMD (AMD), Eli Lilly (LLY), Intel (INTC), SK Hynix (SKHY), Arista Networks (ANET), CrowdStrike (CRWD). 1 trend we’re watching: Companies raising guidance Investors have plenty of reasons to be uncertain right now. There’s an ongoing war in the Middle East, the specter of inflation causing the Fed to hike rates, and companies spending dizzying amounts on artificial intelligence.