Today At A Glance:

U.S. equities started 2025 on a cautious note, with an early pop fading into a modestly lower close across the major benchmarks. The Dow ended down about four-tenths of a percent, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite finished down about two-tenths of a percent. Tesla’s post-deliveries slide weighed on sentiment, while strength in select energy and power-related names helped keep the day’s damage contained. Market breadth was slightly positive on the NYSE and modestly positive on the Nasdaq, suggesting the weakness was concentrated rather than universal. Overall trading activity was solid, with roughly 15.0 billion shares changing hands across U.S. exchanges.

Today’s Index Performance:

• Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI): The Dow opened today at 42,660.09 and closed today at 42,392.27, with an open-to-close percentage change of -0.63%.
• S&P 500 (^GSPC): The S&P 500 opened today at 5,903.26 and closed today at 5,868.55, with an open-to-close percentage change of -0.59%.
• Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC): The Nasdaq opened today at 19,403.90 and closed today at 19,280.79, with an open-to-close percentage change of -0.63%.

Gainers Of Note:

• Vistra (VST) — A power producer and energy infrastructure company; shares rose about 8.6% as investors continued to bid up electricity-exposure names tied to AI-era power demand.
• Constellation Energy (CEG) — A major nuclear and clean-energy electricity provider; up about 8.4% after announcing government power-supply agreements (with deal value cited north of $1B in coverage) supporting nuclear output and demand visibility.
• Texas Pacific Land (TPL) — A land and royalty company with large Permian Basin exposure; up about 6.7%, with coverage noting ongoing volatility tied to its recent S&P 500 inclusion and strategic narrative around new revenue concepts.

Losers Of Note:

• Tesla (TSLA) — EV manufacturer; down about 6.1% after reporting disappointing fourth-quarter deliveries, pressuring consumer discretionary and broader sentiment.
• Boeing (BA) — Aerospace manufacturer; down about 2.9% amid renewed safety-related scrutiny following another high-profile incident referenced in market coverage.
• Apple (AAPL) — Consumer electronics and services; down about 2.6% after announcing iPhone discounts in China, reinforcing competitive and demand concerns in a key market.

Active Traders Of Note:

• Nvidia (NVDA) — AI chip leader; a high-turnover name that stayed in focus with catalysts ahead (including CES-related attention in coverage), supporting heavy two-way trading.
• Coinbase (COIN) — Crypto exchange platform; active as crypto-linked equities moved with bitcoin’s rebound, drawing momentum and tactical flows.
• SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) — Core index ETF; typically sees elevated volume on macro-driven days as investors hedge, rebalance, and express broad-market views efficiently (especially when index direction is choppy).

Looking Forward:

With the S&P 500 and Nasdaq extending multi-session losing streaks, the next session’s tone is likely to remain sensitive to rate expectations and any incremental macro data that moves yields. Watch whether leadership broadens beyond a small set of winners—today’s “index down, some groups up” pattern can either stabilize into rotation or deteriorate into broader risk-off selling. Single-stock catalysts remain meaningful: Tesla’s delivery-driven reset is now in the market, and attention will quickly shift toward upcoming earnings timing and guidance for confirmation or further repricing.

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