Major U.S. stock indexes ended mixed on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose nearly 1% to 39,753.75, while the S&P 500 lost 0.9% to 5,584.54 and the Nasdaq lost 1.95% to 18,283.41.
The U.S. consumer price index slowed to 3% year-on-year in June, below economists’ expectations of a 3.1% increase and the third straight decline. The trend, not seen since May 2023, strengthened expectations of a near-term interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve, boosting stock futures and lowering Treasury yields.
Below are the top stocks that captured the attention of retail traders and investors throughout the day.
Tesla Inc. TSLA
Tesla shares closed at $241.03, down 8.44%. The stock’s daily high and low were $271 and $239.65, respectively, with a 52-week range of $138.8 to $299.29. According to a Cox Automotive report, Tesla sold more than 3,200 Cybertrucks in June, making it the best-selling car in the $100,000+ price range that month.
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Trump Media Technology Group shares closed at $29.86, up 3.68%. The stock hit an intraday high of $30.31 and a low of $28.98, with a 52-week range of $22.55 to $79.38. Donald Trump Recently threatened with imprisonment Meta Platforms, Inc.. CEO Mark Zuckerberg If re-elected, he would also oust other “election violators.”
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MicroStrategy, Inc. MSTR
MicroStrategy shares closed at $1,358.56, up 4.05%. The stock’s intraday high and low were $1,432 and $1,329.24, respectively, with a 52-week range of $307.11 to $1,999.99. The company is Bitcoin BTC/USDrecently announced a 10-for-1 stock split aimed at making the company’s stock more accessible to investors and employees.
Joby Aviation, Inc. Joby
Joby Aviation shares closed at $6.21, up 19.54%. The stock hit an intraday high of $6.26 and a low of $5.35, with a 52-week range of $4.50 to $10.96. The company recently achieved a breakthrough by flying a hydrogen-electric air taxi demonstrator for 523 miles, with the only by-product being water.
PepsiCo Pep
PepsiCo shares closed at $163.95, up 0.22%. The stock’s daily high and low were $164.89 and $158.03, respectively, with a 52-week range of $155.83 to $192.38. The company’s second-quarter sales rose 0.8% year over year to $22.501 billion, missing analysts’ consensus estimate of $22.599 billion, contributing to the decline in the stock price.
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This story was written and edited with Benzinga Neuro. Shivdeep Dhaliwal
