On October 6th, U.S. stock indices showed mixed performance. As of 21:50, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.15%, while the S&P 500 Index gained 0.21% and the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.36%.
Popular Chinese concept stocks advanced, with the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index posting modest gains of 0.46% as of 21:50. Niu Technologies surged 13.5%, WeRide climbed 3.92%, and Hesai Technology gained 2.94%. NIO, XPeng, and iQiyi all rose over 1%, while Ampace declined more than 5%, and CHAGEE and NetEase fell over 1%.
The "Magnificent Seven" tech stocks showed mixed results as of 21:50. Meta declined 2.13%, while NVIDIA, Amazon, and Apple each dropped nearly 1%. Tesla gained 2.48%, Microsoft advanced 1.21%, and Google edged up 0.04%.
By sector, charging infrastructure, Apple-related stocks, solar, and semiconductors led gains. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index surged 4.3%, with Micron Technology (MU.O) jumping over 6%, Dell (DELL.N) rising more than 5%, and Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.N) climbing over 4%. ASML (ASML.O) and Broadcom (AVGO.O) both gained over 1%. Social media and LiDAR stocks led declines. U.S. storage concept stocks fell collectively, with Western Digital down 1.31%, SanDisk dropping nearly 6%, and Seagate Technology declining nearly 2%.
Among individual stocks, the Wind U.S. Electronic Manufacturing Services Index soared over 3%, with New Asia Electronics opening up 40% and maintaining gains exceeding 26%, marking its largest intraday surge since November 2008. As of 22:06, it remained up over 20%.
Advanced Micro Devices opened with a massive 37% surge, adding $100 billion in market capitalization. As of 22:06, it maintained gains exceeding 27%. On the news front, OpenAI announced on Monday (October 6th) that it reached a cooperation agreement with AMD to deploy a total of 6 gigawatts (GW) of AMD GPU computing power. AMD stated that its collaboration with OpenAI will generate substantial revenue starting next year, potentially pushing AI business revenue beyond $100 billion. This partnership also helps alleviate supply chain pressures across the industry and reduces OpenAI's dependence on a single supplier (NVIDIA).
Most cryptocurrencies advanced. As of 22:06, Ethereum surpassed $4,600 per coin with daily gains of 2.21%, while Bitcoin approached $125,000 per coin, rising 1.39%. Over the past 24 hours, more than 130,000 traders across the market faced liquidations. U.S. crypto-related stocks generally rose, with Coinbase (COIN.O) up 1.5%, MicroStrategy (MSTR.O) gaining 1.8%, Riot Blockchain (RIOT.O) advancing 5.1%, and Marathon Digital (MARA.O) climbing 3.4%.
As of 22:18, spot gold surpassed $3,950 per ounce, rising over $60 with gains reaching 1.64%.
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