Nvidia, Intel Lead The Nasdaq Higher

U.S. indices finished higher Thursday as investors weighed Thursday’s NATO summit, as well as a decrease in U.S. jobless claims.

• The Nasdaq composite finished higher by 1.93% to 14,191; The Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 QQQ gained 2.22% to $359.65
• The S&P 500 traded higher by 1.43% to 4,520; The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY gained 1.49% to $450.42
• The Dow Jones composite finished higher by 0.92% to 11,947; The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust DIA finished higher by 1.06% at $347.06

Here are the day's winners and losers from the Nasdaq-100, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

NVIDIA Corporation NVDA, Intel Corporation INTC and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD were among the top gainers for the QQQ Thursday.

Pinduoduo Inc - ADR PDD, Baidu Inc BIDU and JD.Com Inc JD were among the top losers for the Nasdaq.

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