Stock Market Update
06-Aug-25 14:30 ET
S&P 500 rises 0.8% as AIZ, GPN jump on earnings; NRG sinks 13% on guidance disappointment
Dow +150.32
at 44262.06,
Nasdaq +245.64
at 21160.81,
S&P +48.82
at 6348.01
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.78%) is in second place on Wednesday afternoon, up just shy of 50 points.
Briefly, S&P 500 constituents Assurant (AIZ 210.59, 21.76, +11.52%), Global Payments (GPN 85.54, +7.13, +9.09%), and Target (TGT 106.18, +3.75, +3.66%) pepper the top of the standings. AIZ and GPN gain following earnings, while TGT is scheduled to report later in the month and boasts decent gains alongside other big box retailers.
Meanwhile, NRG Energy (NRG 149.11, -22.85, -13.29%) is one of today's worst performers as investors react to the company reaffirming full-year EPS guidance below consensus, despite strong Q2 results and upbeat commentary.
