US Opening Bell | Stocks open higher; Coherent surges 7%; Chip stocks advance

US Opening Bell
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Market

October 9, U.S. stocks opened on a firmer footing as the Dow Jones added 0.15%, the S&P 500 climbed 0.27% and the Nasdaq rallied 0.50%. Softer Treasury yields and optimism ahead of the coming earnings season underpinned risk appetite, with investors rotating back into growth and technology names at the bell.

Applied Optoelectronics jumped 8.0% after extending a recent fiber-optic rebound, while Coherent surged 7.0% on continued momentum in laser demand. Lumentum climbed 6.3% as traders cited favorable outlook comments, Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares rallied 4.4% alongside strength in Tesla Motors, which gained 2.3% on upbeat delivery expectations. Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bull 3x Shares rose 3.1% as chip stocks marched higher, whereas Apple fell 2.3% amid profit-taking following a multi-week run-up.

Elsewhere, MOGU Inc. leapt 5.6%, Li Auto advanced 5.4% on robust EV sales chatter, Kingsoft Cloud added 4.6%, XPeng Inc. rose 4.3% and Yum China Holdings gained 3.9% as consumer reopening plays drew buying interest.

News

No major U.S. market-moving headlines were available at the time of publication. Traders remained focused on upcoming economic releases and corporate earnings for further direction.

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