At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average registered a modest gain of 0.2%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices experienced slight declines. Intel's share price soared approximately 7%, buoyed by positive news of a $2 billion investment agreement secured from SoftBank. Meanwhile, Xpeng Motors' second-quarter financial report highlighted record-breaking revenue and a significant reduction of 63% in net losses, prompting a roughly 3% uptick in its share price.
