Morgan Stanley stock heads into Monday after a 2.3% jump — here’s what traders watch next
Morgan Stanley’s stock settled at $179.96 Friday, up 2.3%. Shares moved within a $175.52 to $181.17 band during the session. The last open was $178.89.
Novartis share price sits near a 52-week high after San Diego research build — what investors watch next
Novartis closed out Friday’s session at 119.96 Swiss francs, up 0.57%, after hitting a 52-week high of 120.64 earlier in the day. Shares next trade in Zurich on Monday.
Real estate stocks bounce at week’s end; here’s what XLRE and VNQ investors watch next
U.S. real estate shares climbed Friday, just before another batch of U.S. economic numbers. The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund advanced 1.8% to $41.99. Vanguard’s VNQ picked up 1.6%. Equinix, focused on data centers, jumped roughly 5%. Simon Property Group, which owns malls, tacked on 1.2%.
Energy stocks hit a record close as oil rebounds — what to watch before Monday’s open
Energy shares in the U.S. wrapped up Friday with a new sector high, lifted by a rebound in oil prices late in the week and gains across the wider equity market. Brent crude, a key international gauge, closed out at $68.05 a barrel. U.S. crude ended the day at $63.55.
Utilities stocks week ahead: XLU price ends higher, but CPI and jobs data loom
Utilities shares in the U.S. managed a modest climb Friday. The Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF finished the session at $43.35, gaining 0.58%.
Financial services stocks brace for “jobs + CPI” week after XLF jumps — here’s what traders watch
Financial services names in the U.S. caught a bid going into the weekend, with the Dow breaking past 50,000 for the first time. Goldman Sachs rallied 4.3%, fueling the move. “What’s driven it recently has been the broadening that we have seen in the market … other than just the tech, AI trade,” said Horizon Investment Services CEO Chuck Carlson.
Industrial stocks just had their best day in months — here’s what could break the rally next week
U.S. industrial stocks went into the weekend with a jolt. The Industrials Select Sector SPDR Fund ended Friday up 2.8% at $173.18.
Amazon’s $200 billion AI spending plan rattles tech stocks — what traders watch next week
Amazon.com is making waves with plans to pour around $200 billion into capex this year—think data centers, chips, the works. That figure “materially greater than consensus expected,” MoffettNathanson analysts noted. Still, CEO Andy Jassy pointed out: AWS is scaling up from a much bigger starting point than its cloud competitors.
Data Center Stocks Rip Higher Into the Weekend — Here’s What Wall Street Watches Next
Vertiv surged 10% on Friday, pacing a strong rally in U.S. data center shares. Equinix tacked on 5%, Digital Realty picked up 4%, and Iron Mountain finished the session just under 8% higher. Server farm infrastructure names caught a strong bid.
Cloud computing stocks bounce back — SKYY jumps, but Amazon’s AI spending plan keeps nerves high
Cloud computing names wrapped up Friday in the green, with key cloud ETFs notching gains—First Trust Cloud Computing ETF up 4.4%, WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund ahead 3.5%, and Global X Cloud Computing ETF climbing 2.2%. Amazon, though, dropped 5.6% as investors balked at the mounting price tag of its AI buildout. Snowflake soared 7.5%, while Microsoft edged up 1.8%.
Healthcare stocks set up for Monday: Hims drops $49 Wegovy copycat as FDA targets compounded GLP-1s
Hims & Hers announced Saturday it’s discontinuing access to its compounded semaglutide pill—previously sold at $49 a month—after U.S. regulators threatened enforcement on off-brand weight-loss treatments. Shares in Hims dropped 15.9% Friday, closing at $19.36. https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/hims-hers-stop-offering-compounded-semaglutide-pill-after-fda-crackdown-2026-02-07/ https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/HIMS/history/
Communication services stocks lag Friday’s Wall Street bounce as AI spending jitters bite — here’s what matters next
The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF slipped 0.39% to $115.76 on Friday—out of step with a broad market rebound. Alphabet lost 2.5%, Meta dropped 1.3%. Both weighed on the sector, where online ad and platform heavyweights set the tone.
Quantum computing stocks rally: IonQ, Rigetti, D-Wave, QUBT prices jump as traders look to the week ahead
Quantum computing stocks traded in the U.S. snapped higher on Friday, riding the tech sector’s rebound and easing some of the pressure that had been building across riskier pockets of the market this week.
Ucore Rare Metals stock price jumps nearly 15% — what’s driving rare metals stocks into next week
Ucore Rare Metals jumped 14.7% to C$7.97 at Friday’s close, trading as low as C$7.10 and touching C$8.04 during the day. Shares had been under pressure earlier in the week, sinking 13.0% on Thursday. Volume on Friday hit roughly 525,000, according to Investing.com.
Big Tech stocks brace for AI spending scrutiny after Nvidia’s jump and Amazon’s drop
Big Tech walks into Monday divided: Friday’s bounce revived chip stocks, but Amazon sank as new concerns flared over AI infrastructure costs. The Dow topped 50,000 for the first time, with the S&P 500 rising 2% and the Nasdaq up a shade over 2%, thanks mostly to Nvidia and other semiconductors.
EV stocks brace for Monday after Lucid jumps on UBS stake; Tesla, Rivian rebound
Lucid Group surged 13.9% to finish at $10.86 Friday, pacing gains among U.S.-listed EV names. Rivian tacked on 7.8%, ending at $14.80. Tesla advanced 3.5% to settle at $411.11.
Merck stock is inches from a 52-week high — and an insider just sold shares
Merck & Co, Inc. finished Friday’s session up 1.82% at $121.93, putting the stock less than half a percent under its 52-week high as U.S. equities broadly rallied. While Pfizer and Eli Lilly posted bigger moves, Merck outperformed Johnson & Johnson. Trading volume landed at roughly 13 million shares, trailing the 50-day average, MarketWatch data shows.
AstraZeneca stock price steadies ahead of earnings week as TrumpRx adds drug-pricing noise
Shares of AstraZeneca PLC closed Friday at £141.04 in London, marking a 0.9% gain after moving between £138.44 and £141.12 during the session. In New York, the stock finished 3.2% higher at $193.23.
Toyota stock price: Toyota shares set for a Monday test after CEO shake-up and profit outlook lift
Toyota Motor Corp stock wrapped up Friday at 3,780 yen, a 2% gain, just shy of its 52-week high of 3,813 yen. Investors piled in late last week after the carmaker announced a surprise change at the top and lifted its profit outlook, setting up the Tokyo open Monday with shares trading close to their best level in a year.
Oil stocks hit record close as Exxon rises on Iran risk; what to watch next week
Friday wrapped up with oil stocks notching an all-time high—the S&P 500 energy sector finished 1.88% stronger at 820.03. Exxon Mobil advanced 2.03% to $149.05. Chevron moved up 0.91% to $180.86. ConocoPhillips picked up 2.51%, closing at $107.62.
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