Benzinga·2025-10-09 07:03Market Sentiment - The CNN Money Fear and Greed index improved to a reading of 53.4, remaining in the "Neutral" zone, up from a previous reading of 50.4 [5] - U.S. stocks mostly closed higher, with the Nasdaq Composite rising over 1% and achieving new all-time intraday and closing highs [1] Sector Performance - Most sectors in the S&P 500 ended positively, with industrials, information technology, and utilities showing the largest gains [3] - Energy and financial stocks, however, closed lower, bucking the overall market trend [3] Company Highlights - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) surged over 11% following its significant investment in OpenAI, marking its strongest three-day rally since April 2016 [2] - Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) also saw a gain of around 6% [2] Upcoming Earnings - Investors are anticipating earnings results from PepsiCo Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP), Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:DAL), and Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) [4]