Stock market today - towards the close
investingLive.com Stock Market UpdateMarket ToneFull Day: Broad indices leaned slightly green overall with modest gains across financials, energy, and parts of technology. Defensive retail names (WMT, COST) held steady, while healthcare dragged with LLY leading losses.Last 4 Hours: Leadership narrowed — mega caps cooled, semiconductors stayed heavy, and the tape rotated defensively.Last Hour: A clear shift to mixed red as profit-taking hit large caps, with healthcare and semis still weak, but energy and financials holding green.Key Movers (Daily % Change)Technology & Semis:AAPL +0.09% (from -0.98% earlier)MSFT -0.24% (vs -0.43%)NVDA -0.17% (vs -0.40%)AMD -0.04%, QCOM -0.10%, TXN +0.67%AVGO -0.41%Semi-equipment still heavy: KLAC -0.28%, AMAT -0.33%Communication & Internet:GOOG -0.18%, META -0.16%AMZN -0.04%, TSLA -0.07%NFLX -0.14%Software & Services:CRM +0.29%, NOW +0.36%IBM +0.64% (biggest IT services gainer)UBER +0.06% (cooled from +1.78% earlier)Financials:JPM +0.22%, C +0.20%, GS +0.09%V -0.47%, MA -0.32%, BRK-B -0.13%Asset managers mixed: KKR +1.13%, BX -0.01%Healthcare:LLY -0.77% (reversal from +2.51% earlier strength)JNJ -0.03%, PFE +0.15%, ABBV +0.43%, MRK +0.13%Healthcare plans weak: CVS -1.42%, CI -0.56%, UNH -0.06%Consumer Staples:WMT +0.14%, COST +0.21%KO -0.14%, PG -0.06%, PM +0.24%Energy & Industrials:XOM +0.11%, CVX +0.30%BA -0.01%, RTX -0.47%, GE -0.13%Takeaways by TimeframeDaily View: Market breadth was modestly positive. Energy and financials supported the tape, but gains were capped by healthcare weakness and muted performance in mega caps.Last 4 Hours: The market shifted defensive. Tech leadership narrowed, with semis and equipment pressured, and healthcare leaders fading hard.Last Hour: A small risk-off lean. Investors took profits in mega caps, defensive sectors (staples, REITs) held up best, and semis stayed red.For Stock Traders and InvestorsWatch semiconductor equipment (KLAC, AMAT, LRCX) — still the cleanest short setups if weakness continues.Healthcare reversal: LLY turned from strong green intraday to sharp red close, dragging the sector. Potential for further rotation out of pharma/biotech near-term.Financials & energy resilience: JPM, CVX, and XOM show relative strength that can anchor the tape if mega caps stay flat.Mega cap tech needs to stabilize (AAPL, MSFT, NVDA) for indices to re-expand upside momentum tomorrow. This article was written by Itai Levitan at investinglive.com.
