U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining over 150 points on Wednesday.
Following the market opening Wednesday, The Dow traded up 0.43% to 41,002.53 while the NASDAQ gained 0.12% to 17,711.72. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.21% to 5,618.52.
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Communication services shares rose by 0.6% on Wednesday.
In trading on Wednesday, information technology stocks fell by 0.1%.
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Walt Disney Co DIS reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter 2025 results on Wednesday.
The company reported quarterly revenue growth of 7% year-on-year to $23.62 billion, beating the analyst consensus of $23.14 billion driven by its Entertainment and Experiences businesses. Adjusted EPS of $1.45 beat the analyst consensus of $1.20.
For fiscal 2025, Disney projected an adjusted EPS of $5.75, an increase of 16% over fiscal 2024 versus a $5.44 analyst estimate (compared to the prior estimate of high-single-digit growth).
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In commodity news, oil traded down 0.5% to $58.77 while gold traded down 0.8% at $3,395.70.
Silver traded down 1.1% to $32.990 on Wednesday, while copper fell 2.3% to $4.6700.
Euro zone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.6%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.7%. Germany's DAX 40 fell 0.5% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.9% during the session.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mixed on Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei falling 0.14%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gaining 0.13%, China's Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.80% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.13%.
Economics
U.S. mortgage application volumes climbed by 11% from the previous week during the week ending May 2.
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