Wall Street closed this Thursday mixed and its main indicator, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, rose 0.11%, after the stock market was weighed down by declines in technology shares, especially those of Microsoft, after the publication of its results.
At the close of the New York market, the Dow Jones added 55 points, to 49,071 points; the selective S&P 500 lost 0.13%, to 6,969 points; and the Nasdaq lost 0.72%, to 23,685 units.
These last two were the most punished by the sales of shares of some technology companies, including Microsoft, which is part of both the selective and the technology index, and closed the session with 9.99% less.
The technology giant is one of the companies in the sector with the highest market capitalization and has a high impact on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.
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Although its results, published after the stock market closed this Wednesday, were not bad, they did not meet the high expectations of investors.
It was expected that the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) would help the most.
In addition, the company announced a significant investment in data centers for AI, which puts pressure on spending margin and concerns about increased spending.
However, not all companies in the sector went down. Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, grew 10.40% at closing.
The multinational founded by Mark Zuckerberg reported a profit of $60,458 million in fiscal year 2025, 3% less year-on-year, partly due to the payment of taxes for the tax plan of US President Donald Trump.
In the fourth and final quarter of the year, the technology company had a profit increase of 9% year-on-year and a turnover increase of 24%.
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Tech giant Apple, which rose 1.11% at the end of the day, will release its results once Wall Street closes.
Gold experienced a fluctuating session after growing 6.1% at one point and then losing more than 3.3%. The largest swing since April 2013, according to The Wall Street Journal.
This swing reflects that gold is a refuge, especially in the very uncertain and volatile climate that dominates the market.
At the close of Wall Street, the metal stood at 5,430 per ounce, after gaining 2.39%.
With information from EFE
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