On October 2nd, as the U.S. stock market wrapped up its trading session, all three major indices ended the day on an upswing. Specifically, the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a modest increase of 0.09%, while the Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 0.42%, and the S&P 500 Index advanced 0.34%.
Turning to individual stock performances, Intel stood out with a remarkable surge exceeding 7%. Tesla also fared well, with its shares climbing more than 3%. Meanwhile, tech giants Microsoft, Apple, Google (Alphabet), and Amazon saw more subdued gains, each rising by less than 1%. On the flip side, Meta experienced a decline of over 2%.
In the realm of popular Chinese concept stocks, the overall trend was positive. Alibaba's shares rose by 2.27%, JD.com saw a 3.40% increase, Pinduoduo's stock climbed 1.69%, Baidu's shares jumped 4.30%, Li Auto's stock edged up 0.63%, and XPeng Motors' shares gained 1.20%.