US Stock Market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq open lower amid Oracle's AI spending fears; Dow Jones up 0.45%

US Stock Market today: The benchmark indices opened with a set of mixed emotions on Thursday, as investor concerns loomed over Oracle's artificial intelligence (AI) spending plans, which took over the US Fed's rate cut momentum.
According to MarketWatch data, Oracle stock dropped over 16% to hit its intraday low level at $186.23 during the US stock market session on Thursday, after the lower-than-expected quarterly revenue in its financial results.
“Oracle faces its own mounting scrutiny over a debt-fueled data centre build-out and concentration risk amid questions over the outcome of AI spending uncertainty,” Jacob Bourne, an analyst at Emarketer, told the news agency Bloomberg.
The news agency's report also highlighted that investors are now looking towards seeing Oracle turn its higher spending on infrastructure into revenue as quickly as it has promised.
The US Federal Reserve cuts the key interest rates of the US economy by 25 basis points to 3.50%-3.75% amid elevated US inflation on Wednesday, 10 December 2025.
Dow Jones today
At 09:30 a.m. (EDT) opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.21% to 48,157.04 points, compared to 48,057.75 points at the previous US stock market close, according to MarketWatch data. The benchmark index is trading 0.45% higher at 48,276.26 points as of 10:06 a.m. (EDT).
Visa Inc., Home Depot Inc., 3M Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Johnson & Johnson, American Express Co., Travelers Cos. Inc., Boeing Co., UnitedHealth Group Inc., Walt Disney Co., Sherwin-Williams Co., Walmart Inc., and Honeywell International Inc. were among the top gainers as per the early market trend.
While other companies like McDonald's Corp., Caterpillar Inc., Chevron Corp., Amazon, International Business Machines Corp., Apple Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Coca-Cola Co., and NVIDIA Corp. were among the losers on the Dow Jones.
S&P 500 today
The S&P 500 dropped 0.42% to open at 6,857.45 points on Thursday's trading session, compared to 6,886.68 points at the previous market close, according to MarketWatch data. The index was trading 0.19% lower at 6,873.54 points as of 10:22 a.m. (EDT).
Mosaic Co., Royal Caribbean Group, Centene Corp., Humana Inc., Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd, Carnival Corp., Molina Healthcare Inc., Newmont Corp., CF Industries Holdings Inc., and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. were among the top gainers as per the early trends.
While other firms like Oracle Corp., Robinhood Markets Inc., Super Micro Computer Inc., GE Vernova Inc., Trade Desk Inc., International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., Advanced Micro Devices, Nvidia Corp., and Dell Technologies Inc. were among the top laggards as per the early trends.
Nasdaq today
The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.71% to 23,485.26 points on 11 December 2025, compared to 23,654.16 points at the previous market close, according to MarketWatch data. The index was trading 0.88% lower at 23,450.51 points as of 10:45 a.m. (EDT).
Black Titan Corp., SMX (Security Matters), PetMed Express Inc., AgapeATP Corp., Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc., ReTo Eco-Solutions Inc., CN Healthy Food Tech Group Corp., Velo3D Inc., Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc., and DestinationXLGroupInc. were among the top gainers.
While companies like Rezolute Inc., Smart Digital Group Ltd, C3is Inc., Oriental Culture Holding Ltd, GRi Bio Inc., MingZhu Logistics Holdings Ltd., Beasley Broadcast Group Inc., Vera Bradley Inc., Nuvve Holding Corp., and A SPAC III Acquisition Corp. were among the losers as per the early trends.
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