Values sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates have rebounded, thus, Microsoft gained 0.97% to 404.49, Nvidia 2.46% to 739 and AMD 4.17% to 178.7.
Kraft Heinz lost 5.45% to 34.16 after publishing sales from 4th quarter below consensus, as price increases affected demand for its products.
AirBnb (-1.74% to 148.2) released a revenue forecast for the current quarter that beat Wall Street expectations, with the online rental services specialist expecting a jump in travel and an increase in longer-term reservations.
The online broker Robinhood Markets (+13.01% to 13.38) published increased revenues in the fourth quarter, at $471 billion compared to $380 million a year ago.
MGM Springs International fell 6.23% to 42.81 as the casino operator reported a 12% drop in net revenue from its regional operations in the fourth quarter amid strikes.
Lyft soared 35.12% to 16.39 after publishing an adjusted quarterly profit above the LSEG consensus. Its Ebitda forecast for the current quarter also exceeds expectations.
Instacart lost 1.87% to 27.33, the food delivery specialist reported turnover on 4th quarter lower than LSEG consensus. Furthermore, the group announced the elimination of 250 jobs, or 7% of its workforce.
Akamai Technologies dropped 8.2% to 114.8, the IT services group reported fourth-quarter revenue below expectations.
Motorola Solutions (+0.06% to 319.4) announced the acquisition of Silent Sentinel, the British specialist in long-range thermal cameras, to strengthen its video security capabilities in places such as airports and oil sites and gas workers.
Vizio depreciated by 1.54% 9.6, while according to the Wall Street Journal, Walmart (- 0.34% to 168.57) would discuss the takeover of the manufacturer of connected televisions for an amount of more than $2 billion.
VF Corp (+4.56% to 17.19), the owner of The North Face, Vans and Timberland brands, said it wanted to appoint a new member to its board of directors and select another with the help of the investor activist Engaged Capital.
THE Dow Jones thus gained 0.4% to 38,424.27 points, the Nasdaq Composite 1.30% to 15,859.15 points and the S&P 500 0.96% at 5,000.62 points.
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