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Stocks Edge Higher, Bank Giants Rally, Palantir Skyrockets: What's Driving Markets Thursday?

Benzinga·02/06/2025 18:45:11
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It's a mixed session on Wall Street, with major indices struggling for direction as investors hold their breath ahead of a key jobs report set for Friday morning.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 edged up 0.3%, while the Dow Jones slipped 0.1% and small caps held steady.

Among the leading sectors, financial stocks outperformed after the Fed released the framework for 2025 bank stress test. The big six banks — JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC), Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), and Citigroup (NYSE:C) — all climbed more than 1%, with Citigroup surging 2.9%.

Eli Lilly Co. (NYSE:LLY) jumped 3.2% after topping earnings estimates, while Tapestry Inc. (NYSE:TPR) surged 12% and Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) skyrocketed nearly 10% on strong revenue figures. In contrast, Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) slid 4.3% on concerns over slowing smartphone demand.

Shares of Palantir Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) surged 6.5%, extending its weekly gains to 30.8%, the stock's best weekly rally since early November.

Oil prices had a volatile session. Crude initially dipped as speculation mounted over a potential Trump-Putin meeting as early as this month or next, raising hopes for possible peace talks in Ukraine. Prices rebounded after the U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Iran's oil network.

Gold softened, dropping 0.6% from record highs and snapping a five-session winning streak.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) remained stable, hovering just below $97,000.

Thursday’s Performance In Major US Indices, ETFs

Major Indices Price 1-day %chg
Nasdaq 100 21,742.18 0.4%
S&P 500 6,082.15 0.3%
Russell 2000 2,316.14 0.0%
Dow Jones 44,811.50 -0.1%
Updated at 1:00 p.m. ET

According to Benzinga Pro data:

  • The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) rose 0.3% to $605.83.
  • The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE:DIA) eased 0.2% to $447.73.
  • The tech-heavy Invesco QQQ Trust Series (NASDAQ:QQQ) inched 0.3% up to $528.47.
  • The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM) flattened at $229.55.
  • The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLRE) outperformed, up 1.6%; the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLE) lagged, down 1.7%.

Thursday’s Stock Movers

Stocks reacting to corporate earnings, ordered by market capitalization, are:

  • Eli Lilly & Co.: up 3.11%
  • Linde Plc (NYSE:LIN): up 0.34%
  • Philip Morris International Inc.: up 9.97%
  • Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON): down 5.33%
  • ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP): down 0.71%
  • Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT): up 4.65%
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY): down 2.04%
  • Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE:ICE): up 4.95%
  • IQVIA Holdings Inc. (NYSE:IQV): up 2.95%
  • Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE:YUM): up 8.49%
  • Hershey Co. (NYSE:HSY): up 5.16%
  • McKesson Corp. (NYSE:MCK): down 2.56%
  • Qualcomm Inc.: down 4.41%
  • Molina Healthcare Inc. (NYSE:MOH): down 8.68%
  • O’Reilly Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY): down 1.87%
  • MetLife Inc. (NYSE:MET): down 1.39%
  • Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH): up 3.64%
  • Corteva Inc. (NYSE:CTVA): down 3.92%
  • Allstate Corp. (NYSE:ALL): down 0.07%
  • Skyworks Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS): down 23.74%
  • Aflac Inc. (NYSE:AFL): down 3.64%
  • Align Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:ALGN): down 0.66%
  • Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX): down 6.24%
  • Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. (NYSE:ZBH): down 3.02%
  • Aptiv Plc (NYSE:APTV): up 4.18%
  • Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (NYSE:APD): down 1.75%
  • Kellanova (NYSE:K): up 0.12%
  • Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F): down 6.74%

Stocks reporting after the close include:

  • Amazon.com Inc.
  • Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN)
  • Fortinet Inc.
  • Expedia Group Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE)
  • Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO)
  • Monolithic Power Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR)
  • Pinterest Inc. (NYSE:PINS)
  • SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SSNC)
  • Principal Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PFG)
  • Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD)
  • AptarGroup Inc. (NYSE:ATR)
  • Post Holdings Inc. (NYSE:POST)
  • Mohawk Industries Inc. (NYSE:MHK)
  • Boyd Gaming Corp. (NYSE:BYD)
  • Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE:EHC)
  • VeriSign Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN)
  • Cloudflare Inc.
  • Skechers USA Inc. (NYSE:SKX)
  • Affirm Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM)
  • Elf Beauty Inc. (NYSE:ELF)

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