The good: the Nasdaq 100 rose 0.4% to close at a record high for three consecutive sessions, the first time that’s happened since late July.
The meh: the S&P 500 finished down less than 0.1%.
And the ugly: the Russell 2000 sank 1%.
Only three S&P 500 sector ETFs finished in the green: communication services, consumer discretionary, and utilities. Health care and utilities were the worst performers.
Warner Bros. Discovery led gains for the second day in a row, jumping 16.8% after the Wall Street Journal reported that Paramount Skydance is preparing a takeover bid for the media giant. Declines were led by Moderna, which sank 7.4% after The Washington Post reported that the Trump administration plans to link the coronavirus vaccine to 25 child deaths. Shares of Pfizer were also down 3.9%. Elsewhere…
