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The S&P 500 gained 0.55% to close at 5,975.38. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.24% to end at 19,864.98. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged, losing 25.57 points, or 0.06%, to close at 42,706.56.

With U.S. stock markets set to open in two hours, Cadence Bank (CADE) was up 4.5% in pre-market trading, and Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) was up 3.4%.

Explore the recent performance of the FTSE 100 index and whether it can jump and hit £10,000 in the near term.

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Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, and Broadcom accounted for 46% of the total return in the S&P 500 in 2024. And while the Magnificent Seven — a group of mega-cap tech stocks that have seen ...

Following the substantial rally seen during Wednesday's session, stocks turned in a relatively lackluster performance during trading

The biggest risers on the FTSE 100 were Entain, up 39.6p to 669.6p, Smiths Group, up 97p to 1,862p, Spirax, up 345p to 7,270p, Prudential, up 30.8p to 655.6p, and Anglo American, up 88p to 2,548p.

The DAX 40 and FTSE 100 are both advancing in well-defined Elliott Impulse waves to the upside. These indices show strong momentum, indicative of a continuation of the current bullish trend. Monitoring wave counts and support/resistance levels will help pinpoint high-probability trade setups.

FTSE 100-listed industrial conglomerate Smiths Group has upgraded revenues guidance for the second time in this financial year. The company now sees annual organic growth of between 6% and 8%, up from 5-7% in November and the 4-6% forecast at the start of the financial year.