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U.S. stocks posted mixed performance last week as continued pressure on the AI trade offset gains across much of the broader market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%, while the S&P 500 declined 0.5% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 0.7%.

U.S. stocks finished a volatile week with unusually wide performance gaps as investors moved away from crowded artificial intelligence trades and toward Treasuries and areas less connected to the data center buildout. The Nasdaq Composite fell 4.5% and the S&P 500 lost 2.0%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.7%.

U.S. equities finished mostly higher during the week ending October 9, but the composition of the returns looked different from much of this year. The S&P 500 gained 1.15%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.93%, and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.64%, while the Russell 2000 declined 0.91% mostly on increased rates.

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