NASDAQ 100: Slight decline on Wednesday
The NASDAQ 100 falls back on Wednesday afternoon. Current developments, performance over the course of the year and top and flop stocks at a glance. Find out more here.

NASDAQ 100: Slight decline on Wednesday
The NASDAQ 100 saw a decline on Wednesday. As of 7:59 p.m., the index fell 1.01 percent to 17,985.53 points in NASDAQ trading. The previous day, the NASDAQ 100 opened at 17,957.96 points and closed lower on Wednesday trading. The index reached its lowest point of the day at 17,932.42 units, while its high was 18,040.83 points.
Since the beginning of the week, the NASDAQ 100 has shown a downward movement of 0.799 percent. A month ago, trading was at a standstill due to the weekend. The index recorded a decline compared to the previous trading day of 18,018.45 points. Three months ago the NASDAQ 100 was at 16,793.05 points, and a year ago it reached 13,051.23 points.
Over the course of 2024, the index rose by 8.71 percent. The highest value of the year was reached at 18,464.70 points, while the low for the year was 16,249.19 points. The strongest individual stocks in the NASDAQ 100 include Constellation Energy, NVIDIA, Dollar Tree, Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) and eBay. It is noticeable that CoStar Group, Walgreens Boots Alliance, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Warner Bros Discovery and Charter A are under pressure.
Tesla is currently the most traded stock on the NASDAQ 100, with a trading volume of 8,302,273 shares. Microsoft shares have the highest market capitalization in the index of 2.906 trillion. euros. According to FactSet estimates, Walgreens Boots Alliance shares have the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) in the NASDAQ 100. Additionally, FactSet predicts a 2024 dividend yield of 7.96 percent for Walgreens Boots Alliance stock compared to its index peers.