Tuesday's Tape: tech does the heavy lifting, retail goes quiet
Nvidia carried the index again, the small-cap rally took a coffee break, and a sleepy Fed minutes release is doing more work than it looks. Five things that mattered, in plain English.
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| NVDA | Nvidia | $1,184.20 | +5.21% |
| ARKK | Innovation ETF | $58.40 | +4.12% |
| AVGO | Broadcom | $1,420.50 | +3.82% |
| AMD | Advanced Micro | $182.95 | +3.24% |
| TSLA | Tesla | $267.43 | +2.91% |
| BA | Boeing | $164.20 | −4.72% |
| TGT | Target | $132.50 | −3.55% |
| PFE | Pfizer | $28.45 | −2.93% |
| XLE | Energy ETF | $89.15 | −2.71% |
| VYM | High Div ETF | $112.30 | −1.84% |
Nvidia carried the index again, the small-cap rally took a coffee break, and a sleepy Fed minutes release is doing more work than it looks. Five things that mattered, in plain English.
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