S&P 500 stabilizes: trading winners and losers!

S&P 500 stabilizes: trading winners and losers!

On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, the S&P 500 closed almost unchanged at 5,892.58 points, recording a slight increase of 0.10%. How finance.net reported, the total value of the companies included in the index remained at an impressive 46.996 trillion euros. The opening price was 5,896.57 points, while the previous day's closing price was 5,886.55 points. The index reached a low of 5,872.11 points and a high of 5,906.55 points during the day, increasing by 1.47% since the beginning of the week.

If you compare the current values ​​with those of the last few months, there is a clear increase: a month ago the S&P 500 was at 5,405.97 points, three months ago at 6,114.63 points and a year ago at 5,246.68 points. Since the beginning of 2025, the index has increased by 0.409%, with the annual high set at 6,147.43 points and the annual low set at 4,835.04 points.

Current winners and losers

There were both winners and losers in the movement of stocks within the S&P 500. The winning stocks include:

• Super Micro Computer (+15,71% auf 45,00 USD)
• Enphase Energy (+5,79% auf 48,27 USD)
• International Paper (+4,83% auf 50,32 USD)
• AMD (+4,68% auf 117,72 USD)
• NVIDIA (+4,16% auf 135,34 USD)

On the other side were these loser stocks:

• Bio-Techne (-7,27% auf 47,86 USD)
• PerkinElmer (-5,88% auf 91,02 USD)
• IQVIA (-5,88% auf 141,82 USD)
• Moderna (-5,77% auf 24,02 USD)
• AbbVie (-5,62% auf 177,44 USD)

Trading volume and market capitalization

NVIDIA was the most traded stock in the S&P 500 with trading volume of over 61 million shares. Microsoft currently has the highest market capitalization in the index at 2.982 trillion euros. The index itself, whose composition is determined by a committee of economists and analysts from Standard & Poor's, refers to listed companies with certain criteria, such as positive earnings figures in four consecutive quarters and a market value of at least four billion dollars. These criteria and guidelines ensure that the S&P 500 represents the most important companies in the USA.

This is not only a snapshot of the market, but also a reflection of its development. The S&P 500, which has shaped market activity on New York's Wall Street since its introduction on March 5, 1957, remains a central indicator of the economic situation in the USA. The heavyweights in the index include companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook, which continue to drive it.

For more information about the S&P 500 and its structure, visit boerse.de.