US close: Stocks lower as traders digest Nvidia earnings

(Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks closed lower on Wednesday as market participants awaited earnings from AI-darling Nvidia after the close. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.39% at 41,091.42, while the S&P 500 lost 0.60% to 5,592.18 and the Nasdaq Composite saw out the session 1.12% weaker at 17,556.03.

The Dow closed 159.08 points lower on Wednesday, reversing modest gains recorded so far this week that helped the blue-chip index eke out yet another record high.

Wednesday's primary focus was the latest batch of quarterly earnings from Nvidia, with traders hoping to gauge the sustainability of the broader tech and AI sector. The semiconductor giant reported earnings per share of $0.68 and quarterly revenues of $30.04bn, ahead of estimates of $0.64 per share and $28.7bn.

On the macro front, mortgage applications increased 0.5% week-on-week in the seven days ended 23 August, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, a marked turnaround when compared to the prior week's 10.1% drop. Applications to purchase a new home rose by 1%, while applications to refinance a mortgage slipped by 0.1%.

Elsewhere in the corporate space, retailer Nordstrom traded higher after posting Q2 adjusted earnings that came in ahead of expectations, while Calvin Klein owner PVH slumped on the back of disappointing guidance for the current quarter, and Salesforce beat earnings estimates and revealed that chief financial officer Amy Weaver will step down from the group.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Dow Jones - Risers

American Express Co. (AXP) $257.15 0.83% Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) $117.42 0.79% Amgen Inc. (AMGN) $329.49 0.78% Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $164.00 0.64% JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) $221.35 0.53% Coca-Cola Co. (KO) $71.79 0.41% Travelers Company Inc. (TRV) $224.46 0.37% Unitedhealth Group Inc. (UNH) $588.54 0.20% Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) $41.50 0.12% 3M Co. (MMM) $131.41 0.01%

Dow Jones - Fallers

Nike Inc. (NKE) $82.79 -2.93% Intel Corp. (INTC) $19.61 -2.29% Salesforce.Com Inc. (CRM) $258.72 -2.07% Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) $49.85 -1.70% Walt Disney Co. (DIS) $89.49 -1.55% Boeing Co. (BA) $170.81 -1.29% McDonald's Corp. (MCD) $287.04 -0.90% Apple Inc. (AAPL) $226.21 -0.80% Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) $410.60 -0.78% Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) $503.43 -0.76%

S&P 500 - Risers

Nordstrom Inc. (JWN) $22.01 4.12% Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) $65.69 2.75% VF Corp. (VFC) $18.26 2.64% CenturyLink Inc. (LUMN) $5.35 2.29% Gen Dynamics Corp. (GD) $296.71 2.24% Apartment Investment & Management Co. (AIV) $9.33 2.08% Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) $78.56 2.03% Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) $49.08 2.01% Discover Financial Services (DFS) $135.96 1.97% Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRTX) $489.73 1.96%

S&P 500 - Fallers

Foot Locker Inc. (FL) $29.44 -10.26% Under Armour Inc. Class A (UAA) $7.78 -7.05% Bath & Body Works, Inc. (BBWI) $32.30 -6.97% PVH Corp. (PVH) $97.71 -6.46% Under Armour, Inc. (UA) $7.55 -6.44% Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI) $6.28 -5.56% J. M. Smucker Co. (SJM) $114.75 -4.93% NRG Energy Inc. (NRG) $80.21 -4.05% Gap Inc. (GAP) $22.43 -3.65% Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) $19.61 -3.59%

Nasdaq 100 - Risers

Sirius XM Holdings Inc (SIRI) $3.24 2.53% Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) $78.56 2.03% Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRTX) $489.73 1.96% J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (JBHT) $174.17 1.20% Fiserv Inc. (FI) $171.83 0.98% O'Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY) $1,138.70 0.97% Verisk Analytics Inc. (VRSK) $271.47 0.95% Hologic Inc. (HOLX) $80.38 0.84% Amgen Inc. (AMGN) $329.49 0.78% Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) $189.57 0.73%

Nasdaq 100 - Fallers

Qurate Retail Inc. (QRTEA) $0.59 -4.08% NetEase Inc. Ads (NTES) $80.37 -3.78% Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) $95.30 -3.35% Micron Technology Inc. (MU) $94.86 -3.07% Baidu Inc. (BIDU) $82.36 -2.90% eBay Inc. (EBAY) $57.78 -2.68% DENTSPLY Sirona Inc. (XRAY) $24.73 -2.60% Henry Schein Inc. (HSIC) $70.48 -2.33% Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) $888.05 -2.29% Intel Corp. (INTC) $19.61 -2.29%