Today At A Glance:

Stocks rose in a shortened Black Friday session, extending the rally to a fifth straight day and capping a volatile month on a positive note. A morning hiccup from a global data-center outage that briefly froze CME futures trading faded as cash equities climbed in thin, holiday volume. Retail and communications led, with Alphabet firming and shoppers in focus, while some AI bellwethers (notably Nvidia) lagged. Intel popped on fresh optimism (and deal chatter), and crypto-linked names bounced as Bitcoin hovered near $92,000. Rate-cut hopes into the December Fed meeting continued to underpin sentiment.

Today’s Index Performance:

• Dow Jones Industrial Average — The Dow opened today at 47,482.25 and closed today at 47,716.42, with the percentage change of +0.49%.
• S&P 500 — The S&P 500 opened today at 6,822.52 and closed today at 6,849.09, with the percentage change of +0.39%.
• Nasdaq Composite — The Nasdaq opened today at 23,291.59 and closed today at 23,365.69, with the percentage change of +0.32%.

Gainers Of Note:

• Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) – Semiconductors & PC/AI chips; jumped ~8% as the day’s standout S&P 500 gainer amid upbeat chatter around new partnerships and improving sentiment in legacy chips.
• Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) – Crypto exchange; rose ~4% alongside a rebound in Bitcoin and reported fund inflows, lifting crypto-linked equities.
• JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) – Diversified bank; advanced as financials participated in the post-holiday bounce and breadth improved across cyclicals.

Losers Of Note:

• Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) – AI GPUs & platforms; fell ~1.8% as investors rotated within tech after a torrid year and ongoing competitive headlines.
• Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) – Enterprise software & cloud; slipped ~2% with AI-capex heavy names underperforming in the session.
• Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) – Pharmaceuticals; declined nearly 3%, the S&P 500’s largest drop, on profit-taking after a strong multi-month run.

Active Traders Of Note:

• Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) – Search, cloud & AI; actively traded and firmer as communications led the session and Gemini momentum persisted.
• Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) – E-commerce & cloud; brisk volume with Black Friday demand in focus and retail leading early gains.
• CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) – Exchanges; in focus after a cooling issue at a data-center partner temporarily halted futures trading before services resumed.

Looking Forward:

Markets closed early at 1:00 p.m. ET today for Black Friday; full hours resume Monday. Next week’s delayed PCE inflation and jobs data will help set the tone heading into the Fed’s December meeting, where rate-cut odds have firmed. With breadth improving but AI leadership choppy, expect continued stock-by-stock dispersion as holiday-retail updates and tech headlines hit the tape.

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