Good morning. Stocks traded higher on Wednesday after the Consumer Price Index report showed inflation moderated in July amid volatile oil price moves during the month. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led the major indexes after earnings from key AI infrastructure plays boosted tech stocks.
Here's a check of the markets in early trading, as of 9:30 a.m. ET, based on a heat map powered by Yahoo Finance AlphaSpace data.
Technology (XLK) was the sector leader at the open, driven by a 2% gain in Nvidia (NVDA) and a rally in semiconductor stocks. Energy (XLE) stocks turned lower as oil prices slipped, while healthcare (XLV) stocks pulled back after recent gains.
**Here are some notable stocks that Yahoo Finance readers are viewing this morning: **Nebius (NBIS), SpaceX (SPCX), Nvidia (NVDA), Micron (MU), CoreWeave (CRWV), and Supermicro (SMCI).
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