10 Top-Traded US Stocks for Wednesday (7/7)

The $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$and $Dow Jones Industrial Average(.DJI.US)$rose 0.3% and the $Nasdaq Composite Index(.IXIC.US)$ended the session roughly flat.

$Oracle(ORCL.US)$posted a notable gain on Wednesday, pushing shares of the enterprise software giant to set a new record high. The advance came as the company got mentioned as one of the firms set to take advantage of a new major Department of Defense contract.

This was part strong day for big tech. $Apple(AAPL.US)$, $Microsoft(MSFT.US)$and $Amazon(AMZN.US)$set fresh peaks as well.

Some other tech big-shots received notice during Wednesday's session as well. $Facebook Inc(FB.US)$Mark Zuckerberg and $Twitter (Delisted)(TWTR.US)$Jack Dorsey are reportedly facing a lawsuit from former president Donald Trump.

$Tesla(TSLA.US)$will likely face increased scrutiny in China as a result of the country's recent crackdown on ride-sharing app, according to Morgan Stanley. Shares down 2.26% on Wednesday.

$Generac(GNRC.US)$jumped to record highs after several analysts were positive on their Chilicon acquisition to enter the microinverter market.

$Boston Beer(SAM.US)$jumped after Credit Suisse upgrades it to OP with 61% upside to its PT as the best positioned in hard seltzer.

$SMART Global(SGH.US)$surged more than 20% to record highs after its strong beat and raise quarterly earnings report.

$Occidental Petroleum(OXY.US)$energy stocks were broadly higher pre-market session Wednesday with oil rallying close to $75/barrel, but oil's retreat to its lowest price in 2.5 weeks on the UAE's reported push to boost production amid higher demand drags the sector.

$MarketAxess(MKTX.US)$sank as one of the S&P 500's worst performers after its Q2 trading volume missed estimates.

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$Oracle(ORCL.US)$, $Nucor(NUE.US)$, $CarMax(KMX.US)$, $Biogen(BIIB.US)$, $Rockwell Automation(ROK.US)$, $Xilinx Inc(XLNX.US)$, $MarketAxess(MKTX.US)$, $Penn Entertainment(PENN.US)$, $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD.US)$, $Carnival(CCL.US)$