Apple And Qualcomm Lead The QQQ Higher Wednesday

U.S. indices were trading higher Wednesday as investors weigh comments from Fed Chair Powell. Strength in Apple Inc AAPL, as well as strong bank earnings, also helped lift market sentiment.

• The Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 QQQ gained 0.18% to $363.07
• The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust DIA closed higher by 0.12% to $349.41
• The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY gained 0.15% to $436.24

Here are the day's winners and losers from the QQQ, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

Apple Inc AAPL, QUALCOMM, Inc. QCOM and Ross Stores, Inc. ROST were among the top gainers for the Nasdaq.

Illumina, Inc. ILMN, Mercadolibre Inc MELI and NVIDIA Corporation NVDA were among the top losers for the QQQ.

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