Stock Market Update
19-Dec-25 14:25 ET
S&P 500 Rises Nearly 1% as Moderna, SanDisk Lead; Lamb Weston Slides on Earnings
Dow +268.33
at 48219.97,
Nasdaq +265.99
at 23272.38,
S&P +59.87
at 6834.62
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.88%) is in second place on Friday afternoon, up about 60 points.
Briefly, S&P 500 constituents Moderna (MRNA 33.36, +2.41, +7.79%), SanDisk (SNDK 236.33, +16.87, +7.69%), and Incyte (INCY 101.95, +4.64, +4.76%) dot the top of the standings. For its part, MRNA jumps to four-month highs on continued strength in healthcare stocks, while SNDK and INCY follow the market higher despite a dearth of corporate news.
Meanwhile, Lamb Weston (LW 45.11, -14.22, -23.97%) sits at the bottom of the average following earnings.
