S&P 500 falls easily: eBay and Boston Scientific shine in trading!

On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, the S&P 500 is trading at 5,899.51 points at 8:01 p.m., showing a decline of 0.16%. The total value of the values ​​included in the index is 52.458 trillion euros. The index opened at 5,907.69 points, 0.023% below the previous day's closing price of 5,909.03 points.

The daily high of the S&P 500 was reached at 5,922.03 points, while the daily low was 5,874.78 points. Over the past week, the index recorded a decline of 1.39%. It is also noteworthy that trading on the NYSE was paused a month ago. On the previous trading day, December 6, 2024, the S&P 500 was at 6,090.27 points. Three months ago, on October 8, 2024, the index was at 5,751.13 points and a year ago, on January 8, 2024, it was at 4,763.54 points.

Top and flop stocks of the S&P 500

Top stocks in the S&P 500 include eBay, up 9.56% to $69.21, Boston Scientific, up 5.49% to $97.04, Medtronic, up 3.81% to $82.91, GE HealthCare Technologies, up 3.75% to $86.50, and CarMax, up 3.16% to $81.62 rose.

On the other hand, flop stocks saw significant declines: Edison International fell 12.01% to $68.09, Moderna fell 8.29% to $43.59, AES fell 5.48% to $12.24, Super Micro Computer fell 5.24% to $32.58 and Dollar Tree lost 4.99% to close at $71.27.

NVIDIA and Apple in focus

NVIDIA had the highest trading volume in the S&P 500 with 28,725,668 shares traded. Apple remains the most valuable company in the index with a market capitalization of 3.544 trillion euros. Additionally, SVB Financial Group has the lowest price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio in the S&P 500 at 0.00. First Republic Bank is valued at a projected dividend yield of 1,200.00% for 2025.

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