U.S. stocks closed modestly higher Wednesday: the Dow rose 0.29%, the S&P 500 gained 0.38% and the Nasdaq added 0.60%. Apple (AAPL.O) jumped 4% and ASML (ASML.O) rose 2%; SK Hynix (SKHY.O) slid 9%, SanDisk (SNDK.O) fell 8% and Intel (INTC.O) dropped 4.4%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index advanced 2.9%, led by Alibaba (BABA.N) up 4.7% and Baidu (BIDU.O) up 1.5%.

2026-07-16

U.S. stocks closed modestly higher Wednesday: the Dow rose 0.29%, the S&P 500 gained 0.38% and the Nasdaq added 0.60%. Apple (AAPL.O) jumped 4% and ASML (ASML.O) rose 2%; SK Hynix (SKHY.O) slid 9%, SanDisk (SNDK.O) fell 8% and Intel (INTC.O) dropped 4.4%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index advanced 2.9%, led by Alibaba (BABA.N) up 4.7% and Baidu (BIDU.O) up 1.5%.