Major U.S. equities indexes offered a dose of holiday joy for investors, pushing higher during a shortened Christmas Eve trading session.

The S&P 500 gained 1.1% on Tuesday, while strength in the tech sector helped the Nasdaq surge 1.4%. The Dow added 0.9% as financial markets prepared for Wednesday's Christmas break.

Tesla (TSLA) shares powered 7.4% higher, leading the charge for the S&P 500 and spearheading an 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upb✅eat🐻 trading session for the Magnificent Seven tech stocks. Barclays analysts 🍷noted that, while they expect the electric vehicle maker to post record fourth-quarter deliveries, the effect on the stock could be minimal. Rather than short-term metrics, the investment bank believes Tesla's recent momentum hinges on its long-term opportunities in self-driving and artificial intellig🔥ence.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) shares gained 6%, partially recovering from a string of losses that coincided with last week's removal of the stock from the Nasdaq 100 Index꧒.🐎 Earlier this month, the server and data storage provider received an extension from the Nasdaq exchange for the filing of its delayed annual report until February.

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Starbucks (SBUX) shares ticked 2.8% higher. The union-backed baristas who have been participating in a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:strike against the coffee chain are expected to return to work tomorrow. A Starbucks exec✱utive said Monday that around 97% to 99% of stores will remain open, adding that the strike was💝n't expected to have a major effect on operations nationwide.

The weakest Christmas Eve performance in the S&P 500 belonged to shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), which slipped 1.2%. The stock enjoyed a bump earlier in December following reports that the pharmacy operator was in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:talks about selling itself to privat෴e equity f💙irm Sycamore Partners, but it has been trending lower since and remains down nearly 65% in 2024.

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