Live Markets: Stocks rise on tech boost while Nike slumps

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19/12/2025 15:51

US equity indexes higher

Tech leads S&P 500 sector gainers; cons discret. down the most

Euro STOXX 600 index up 0.4%

Dollar, crude gain; bitcoin up >2%; gold edges up

US 10-Year Treasury yield rises to ~4.13%

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STOCKS RISE ON TECH BOOST WHILE NIKE SLUMPS

U.S. stocks were higher in the early stages of trading, as tech shares continue to bounce back from recent weakness, while Nike NKE.N shares tumbled following its quarterly results.

The S&P 500 tech sector .SPLRCT was up more than 1%, led by gains of more than 6% in both SanDisk SNDK.O and Oracle ORCL.N, which had tumbled in recent days as jitters about high valuations and circular funding among AI-related names resurfaced.

Nike shares slumped more than 8% and were on track for their biggest daily percentage drop since April 3 after its quarterly results were dented by poor sales in China. The drop served to curb gains on the Dow Industrials .DJI and pulled the S&P 500 consumer discretionary sector .SPLRCD slightly into the red.

The Dow Transports .DJT were also weaker as earnings from FedEx FDX.N after the closing bell on Thursday pulled the stock down about 1%.

The consumer staples .SPLRCS sector also fell, thanks to a decline of more than 2% in ConAgra CAG.N and a plunge of more than 23% in Lamb Weston LW.N following their quarterly results.

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 (Terence Gabriel is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)