The three major US stock indices closed slightly higher, with the Dow up 0.07%, the Nasdaq up 0.52%, and the S&P 500 Index up 0.08%. Most popular technology stocks rose, with Tesla up over 5%, and Apple, Meta, and Microsoft rising over 1%. The automotive manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, and space Concept stocks led the gains, with Rivian and Lucid rising over 6%, Lotus Technology rising over 5%, Boeing rising over 3%, and Koss Corp rising over 2%. Metal raw materials and Semiconductor Equipment & Materials saw the largest declines, with Nucor falling over 6%, Kaiser Aluminum dropping over 4%, Alcoa, Camtek, and ASML Holding falling over 2%.