In historically high the American closed markers S&P 500 και Nasdaqpushing for optimism after announcing two important agreements.
Specifically, the wide S&P 500 index won 0.36% and closed the day at 6,740.28, while Nasdaq, with high technology companies, rose 0.71% and closed at 22,941.67. The Dow Jones industrial index, on the other hand, fell 63 points, or 0.14%, closing at 46,694.97 points, negatively influenced by the fall of the Sherwin-Williams and Home Depot shares.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose, as AMD rose more than 20% after the company’s agreement was reached with artificial intelligence leader Sam Altman, which may eventually lead to 10% of Chatgpt’s shares by the micro -processor manufacturer. AMD will use specific graphics processing units that will be released over many years. Nvidia, AMD’s main competitor in the field of graphics processors, was pressured after the announcement.
In addition, Comerica’s shares rose more than 10% after Fifth Third Bancorp’s agreement was reached by the acquisition of the Undertaking Regional Bank for $ 10.9 billion in a shares in a transaction. The merger will create the ninth largest US bank in assets.
Overall, mergers and acquisitions have increased, enhancing the climate of optimism this year in the stock market.