Nasdaq 100 Flirts with Records, Oil Sinks for Fifth Day: Stock Market Today
Nasdaq 100 printed an intraday record on AI enthusiasm while financials slid nearly 2% and crude fell for a fifth straight session.
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Shares of semiconductor companies are trading higher, possibly amid overall market strength as promising economic data reduces rate-hike concerns. South Korea's KOSPI, which initiated a chip selloff last month, rebounded and entered a bull market.
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