U.S. stocks ended mixed. The DJIA was unchanged at 42,342.24, the S&P 500 slipped 0.1% to 5,867.08, and the Nasdaq dropped 0.1% to 19,372.77.
Among S&P 500 companies, the top three gainers were Darden Restaurants Inc DRI surging 14.72%, Accenture PLC ACN jumped 7.03%, and GE Vernova Inc GEV lifted 4.94%.
The biggest decliners were Lamb Weston Holdings Inc LW which dropped 20.11%, Micron Technology Inc MU fell 16.34%, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc VRTX lost 11.37%.