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$Apple(AAPL.US)$ shares ended 5.98% higher, with option volume of nearly 2.89 million contracts, and calls accounted for 64.7% of the volume. The $180 and 185 calls expiring May 10, 2024 were traded most actively.
Technology stocks experienced a rally as investors shifted their focus back to the major tech companies, often referred to as the "Magnificent Seven." Apple's shares saw a significant...

$Apple(AAPL.US)$ shares climbed more than 6% Friday after the iPhone maker announced a record $110 billion share buyback, boosted its dividend and reported better-than-expected quarterly financial results Thursday night. That's also fueling the heaviest trading in options for the stock in at least two weeks.
As of 11:50 a.m. in New York Friday, about 1.88 million options changed hands, more than double the 715,160 contr...

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$Apple(AAPL.US)$ rose by 7% after the company reported a decline in revenue in the first quarter of the year but still exceeded analysts' projections. The tech giant also announced a $110 billion stock buyback program and raised its dividend by 4%.
$Amgen(AMGN.US)$ soared by 13% after the company expressed encouragement upon completing an interim analysis of its mid-stage study of the weight-loss drug M...

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The market closed in a lush green at the end of the day. 9770 equities in the climbing were winning compared to just 3560 in the red. The much-awaited mag seven giant Apple climbed after raising its dividends and beating expectations.
Just past 3:30 PM EST, the $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ grew 0.91%. The $Dow Jones Industrial Average(.DJI.US)$ climbed 0.85%, and the $Nasdaq Composite Index(.IXIC.US)$ climbed 1.51%
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