The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high on Monday as investors tried to move on from a steep sell-off earlier this month. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished lower on Monday, with AI heavyweight Nvidia dipping ahead of its quarterly report this week, while investors awaited inflation data for clues about the path of interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
Market Snapshot
The S&P 500 declined 0.32% to end the session at 5,616.84 points. The Nasdaq declined 0.85% to 17,725.77 points, while Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.16% to 41,240.52 points.
Market Movers
Boeing fell 0.9%. In another black eye for the aerospace firm, NASA announced Saturday that two astronauts brought to the International Space Station byBoeing’s Starliner spacecraftin early June will instead return on a SpaceX vehicle. The astronauts will remain in orbit until next February.
Intel declined 2% following a report from CNBC that said thechip maker has hired advisors, including some with Morgan Stanley, to help defend the company against potential shareholder activism. Intel shares have fallen 59% this year as the company struggles to compete against artificial-intelligence leader Nvidia, whichwas down 2.3%but has risen 154% in 2024. Other tech stocks followed Nvidia to the downside. Super Micro Computer fell 8.3% and was the worst stock in the S&P 500 on Monday, while Broadcomdropped 4.1%.
American depositary receipts of XPeng jumped 7.9% after the Chinese electric-vehicle maker disclosed that Chief Executive Xiaopeng Hepurchased more than 2 millionof the company’s shares.
PDD Holdings, the owner of Chinese online retailer Temu, fell 29% after reportingsecond-quarter revenue of$13.4 billion, below analysts’ estimates of just above $14 billion, and saying that it planned to “invest heavily in the platform’s trust and safety, support high-quality merchants, and relentlessly improve the merchant ecosystem” and was “prepared to accept short-term sacrifices and potential decline in profitability.”
SolarEdge Technologies fell 9.2%. The solar-equipment maker saidZvi Lando has stepped down as CEOand its board has begun a search for a permanent replacement. Earlier this month, SolarEdge reported asecond-quarter lossof $1.79 a share on revenue of $265 million, well below analysts’ expectations for a loss of $1.56 on revenue of $263 million.
Market News
Apple taps insider Kevan Parekh as CFO, replacing Maestri
Tech giant Apple on Monday named insider Kevan Parekh as its chief financial officer, replacing company veteran Luca Maestri who will transition from the role on Jan. 1, 2025.
The leadership change comes ahead of Apple's multiple product launch this fall season, which analysts have called the biggest software upgrade for the iPhone.
Canada to impose 100% tariff on Chinese EVs, including Teslas
Canada, following the lead of the United States and European Union, said on Monday it would impose a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese electric vehicles and also announced a 25% tariff on imported steel and aluminum from China.
The duties apply to all EVs shipped from China, which would include those made by Tesla, a Canadian government official said.