US Stocks Today | Wall Street advances as tech bounces further off of recent losses

Market Overview - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 50,135.87, marking a small gain of 20.20 points or 0.04%, achieving its second consecutive closing record [7] - The S&P 500 gained 32.52 points or 0.47% to close at 6,964.82, but fell short of its previous closing record [7] - The Nasdaq Composite rose by 207.46 points or 0.90%, but remained 3% below its latest record closing high [7] Technology Sector Performance - The S&P 500 technology sector increased by 1.6%, continuing gains from the previous Friday after a significant selloff [1] - The S&P 500 Software Services index rose by 2.9%, recovering some losses after a seven-day decline driven by AI competition fears [1] - Oracle's stock surged by 9.6% following an upgrade to a "buy" recommendation from D.A. Davidson [2] AI and Market Sentiment - Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, indicated that the ChatGPT AI chatbot is exceeding 10% monthly growth, which positively influenced technology stocks [4][5] - Keith Lerner from Truist Advisory Services noted that the market was sharply oversold, suggesting that positive news could significantly impact stock prices [6] Sector Performance - The materials index rose by 1.4%, benefiting from a rally in gold and silver prices [8] - The consumer staples and healthcare sectors experienced declines of 0.86%, with Waters' shares dropping by 13.9% due to lower profit forecasts [8] - The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index gained 1.4%, with Nvidia shares contributing a 2.5% increase [9] Individual Stock Movements - Hims & Hers Health shares fell by 16% for the seventh consecutive day due to a patent infringement lawsuit from Novo Nordisk [11] - Workday's shares decreased by 5% after announcing the return of co-founder Aneel Bhusri as CEO [11] - Kyndryl's shares plummeted by 54.9% after delaying its quarterly filing and reporting material weaknesses in financial reporting [12] - Kroger's shares increased by 3.9% following the appointment of former Walmart executive Greg Foran as CEO [12] Market Statistics - Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a ratio of 2.13-to-1 on the NYSE, with 789 new highs and 99 new lows [12] - The S&P 500 recorded 63 new 52-week highs and 20 new lows, while the Nasdaq Composite had 165 new highs and 127 new lows [13] - Trading volume was about 17.78 billion shares, lower than the 20.66 billion moving average over the last 20 sessions [14]