NASDAQ celebrates brilliant rise: What's behind the boom?

NASDAQ celebrates brilliant rise: What's behind the boom?

On May 14, 2025, the NASDAQ Composite recorded an increase of 0.58% to 19,119.61 points. At the start of the trading day, the index was at 19,074.72 points, after closing at 19,010.08 points the previous day. The daily high was 19,174.55 points while the daily low was 19,023.61 points. Since the beginning of the week, the index has gained a total of 2.38%, which puts it on a stable course.

Compared to developments a month ago, when the index stood at 16,831.48 points, the market situation has improved significantly. However, the NASDAQ Composite is still lagging compared to its level three months ago when it was at 20,026.77 points. A year earlier, on May 14, 2024, the index was 16,511.18 points. Since the beginning of 2025, it has fallen by 0.836%, with an annual high of 20,118.61 points and an annual low of 14,784.03 points.

Current top and flop stocks

The top stocks in the NASDAQ Composite are currently:

• Exelixis: +20,14% auf 44,39 USD
• Century Casinos: +10,06% auf 1,97 USD
• SMC: +6,67% auf 366,13 USD
• Donegal Group B: +6,53% auf 17,63 USD
• NVIDIA: +3,74% auf 134,79 USD

On the other hand, the weakest stocks in the NASDAQ Composite are:

• Big 5 Sporting Goods: -14,05% auf 1,32 USD
• Anika Therapeutics: -8,86% auf 11,31 USD
• Comtech Telecommunications: -6,71% auf 1,53 USD
• 1-800-FLOWERSCOM: -6,68% auf 4,89 USD
• Powell Industries: -6,04% auf 183,10 USD

Trading volume and market capitalization

NVIDIA stock recorded the largest trading volume with 34,635,401 shares traded on the day. Microsoft remains the leader in the NASDAQ Composite with a market capitalization of 2.982 trillion euros.

There are notable details regarding the metrics: Consumer Portfolio Services has the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) in the NASDAQ Composite at 5.33. Additionally, Alliance Resource Partners LP has the highest expected dividend yield in the index for 2025 at 10.69%.

Overall, the positive trend of the NASDAQ Composite in recent days is confirmed, marked by an increase of 1.61% and almost 8 million shares traded on May 13, 2025 and a further increase of 4.35% on May 12, 2025. The performance over time shows that the index grew by 13.67% in the last 30 days, while it experienced a decline of 4.69% in the last three months.

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