Key dishes to remember
- The S&P 500 checked 0.1% more Wednesday, May 14, 2025, reinforced by a gathering of the technological sector, even if macroeconomic concerns have put pressure on other sectors.
- The sharing of super microcomputer took off after the server manufacturer announced a massive agreement with the Saudi data center Datavolt.
- Several life sciences have discussed operational challenges in presentations during a conference on health care. Their actions have dropped.
The main clues of American actions were mixed during the session in the middle of the week while the gemotage of the Tamias Nvidia and other major technological actions have rallied while the trade and macroeconomic uncertainties weighed on most of the other sectors.
The S&P 500 finished the Wednesday session with a gain of 0.1%. Surreformance in the technology sector has contributed to increasing the NASDAQ 0.7%. The DOW, however, closed with a daily loss of 0.2%. (Read Investor Complete coverage of today’s trading here.)
Super Micro Computer (SMCI) shares jumped 15.7%, guaranteeing the strongest daily performance of the S&P 500, after the server manufacturer announced a $ 20 billion agreement with the Saudi data center company. The transactions were at the point this week while President Donald Trump embarked on a four-day tour of the Middle East, with NVIDIA (NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) acquire land after the two supermicro employees announced agreements with Saudi companies.
ENPHASE ENERGY (ENPH) shares jumped 5.8% while the Energy Technology company launched its new plug-and-play solar battery system in Belgium. The new product is designed to allow residents of apartments and owners with a limited roof space to generate renewable energies from balconies, patios or other small outdoor areas. The introduction of the product marks an expansion of the inphase imprint on the European market.
International paper shares (IP) advanced 4.8% following an announcement that the producer of container Georgia-Pacific will make her mill close to Cedar Springs, in Georgia. This decision will lead to a reduction in the capacity of container panels in the United States, and truis analysts have suggested that the dynamics of change supply could give price power for the remaining producers of the packaging material. The actions of Industry Peers Packaging Corp. of America (PKG) and Smurfit Westrock (SW) have also increased.
Bio-Techne (Tech) shares slipped 7.3%, the majority of all S&P 500 shares, after a presentation of the Biotechnology Society at the Bofa Securities Conference 2025 Healthcare. The company said that problems with the diagnostic and control reagent order calendar have hampered the growth of its diagnosis and its special segment. Bio-Techne has also discussed plans aimed at alleviating the possible pricing impacts by shifting the manufacturing locations and noted its exposure to American academic financing, which faces uncertainties related to the budget.
The Société de Sciences de la Vie et de Diagnosis, Revy (RVTY), participated in the same conference, and its actions dropped by 5.9%. Although the company has praised its strength in its diagnostic and software activities, RevVity faces challenges related to prices, in particular its activities in China. REVVITY also generates an important part of its revenues from the government and university sectors.
The IQV Holdings (IQV) analysis, technology and research service provider also lost 5.9%. In its presentation at the Bofa conference, Iqvia underlined the pressure on reservations related to customers delaying purchase decisions in the uncertain macroeconomic environment. The company has also dealt with price pressure in its activity as functional service providers.
