<p>The S&amp;P 500 index closed up 0.4% preliminarily, with the consumer discretionary and materials sectors up to 1.1%, the technology sector up 0.4%, the telecommunications and energy sectors up 0.1%, and the financial sector mentioned in the Fed meeting minutes down 0.1%. The NASDAQ 100 index closed up 0.5% preliminarily, with Grail up 5.8%, Ross Stores up 4.2%, Micron Technology up 3.1%, Asymptote ADR up 1.7%, Google A down 0.9% ranking third from the bottom, Warner Bros. Discovery down 0.9%, and Palo Alto Networks PANW down 2.3%, partially giving back gains from the previous day. Intel, McDonald's, 3M, and Disney rose more than 1%, leading the Dow Jones Industrial Average components, while UnitedHealth Group fell 0.4% and American Express fell 2.7%</p>

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<p>The S&P 500 index closed up 0.4% initially, with the consumer discretionary and materials sectors seeing the largest gains of 1.1% and 0.4% respectively. The NASDAQ 100 index rose by 0.5%. In terms of individual stocks, Grail rose by 5.8%, Ross Stores by 4.2%, while Google A and Warner Bros. Discovery both fell by 0.9%. Among the Dow Jones components, Intel, McDonald's, 3M, and Disney all rose by over 1%, while UnitedHealth and American Express fell by 0.4% and 2.7% respectively</p>

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