Stocks close at new records, led by chip stocks, as April jobs report surprises to upside
Stocks posted their sixth consecutive weekly gain as April payrolls quelled economic fears.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 closed at new record highs (the third new record this week) while the Russell 2000 also gained.
April payrolls surprised to the upside, continuing to diminish lingering fears about risks to the economy and labor market, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%.
Information technology was the best-performing sector (and the only sector to outperform the S&P 500) as chip stocks rallied.
Bitcoin briefly dipped under the key $80,000 level, but reclaimed it shortly after, once again trading in a tight range.
Moving higher:
Intel surged on a report it has reached a preliminary agreement with Apple on chipmaking, a potentially transformative deal for its struggling foundry business.
Dell climbed after President Trump told attendees at a White House Mother’s Day event to “go out and buy a Dell.”
Rocket Lab skyrocketed after reporting better-than-expected Q1 sales and strong Q2 guidance.
IREN rose after Nvidia announced yesterday that it will invest up to $2.1 billion in a partnership to deploy as much as 5 gigawatts of AI infrastructure.
Akamai skyrocketed to its highest level since 2000 on reports of a $1.8 billion cloud infrastructure deal with Anthropic.
Fluence Energy continued to surge as Wall Street hiked price targets following its supply agreements with hyperscalers.
Innodata soared after boosting 2026 revenue guidance to growth of at least 40%, up from 35%.
Moving lower:
Despite posting better-than-expected Q1 sales, SoundHound AI fell, as the beat wasn’t enough to satisfy investors.
HubSpot cratered after soft guidance reignited AI fears, overshadowing its Q1 beat.
Cloudflare dropped after soft Q2 guidance and layoffs overshadowed a solid Q1 beat.
CoreWeave sank after offering weak Q2 sales guidance.
Nintendo fell after announcing it will hike Switch 2 prices amid a memory crunch.
Opendoor Technologies slipped despite delivering better-than-expected Q1 results while touting that it achieved a key profitability milestone in yesterday’s postmarket earnings report.
The Trade Desk dropped after the ad tech company posted lower-than-expected Q1 earnings and issued weak Q2 guidance.
Applied Optoelectronics traded lower after the connectivity company reported lower-than-expected Q1 sales and underwhelming revenue guidance after the bell yesterday.
NuScale dipped on a disappointing drop in Q1 sales.
TeraWulf, the bitcoin mining company transitioning into data center development, ticked lower after its Q1 earnings slightly missed estimates.
