S&P 500 Index Rises 0.5%; Nvidia Leads Advance
The Standard & Poor's 500 opened 0.5% higher, climbing 27.67 to 6,024.33, as stocks gain for the second straight day in New York.
Nvidia Corp. contributed the most to the index gain, increasing 0.9%. Moderna Inc. had the largest increase, rising 8.7%.
In early trading, 431 of 504 shares rose, while 71 fell; 9 of 11 sectors were higher, led by financials stocks.
Source: Bloomberg