Major U.S. stock indexes finished higher on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing 1.71% to 54,085.88, the S&P 500 advancing 1.79% to 7,736.52 and the Nasdaq gaining 2.59% to 26,584.99.
These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors through the day:
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX)
SpaceX shares soared 9.43%, closing at $125.33. The stock reached an intraday high of $126.71 and a low of $115.72. Its 52-week range is $104.83 to $225.64. The shares dropped sharply, by 7.46% to $115.98, in after-hours trading.
SpaceX reported its first quarterly results as a public company, posting a second-quarter loss of 9 cents per share, beating estimates for a 24-cent loss, while revenue surged 92% year-over-year to $7.81 billion, topping the $6.93 billion consensus. Growth was driven by Connectivity revenue of $4.29 billion and AI revenue of $2.56 billion, which jumped 247% from a year earlier.
