Intuitive Surgical stock popped late Thursday after the robotic surgery behemoth beat first-quarter calls amid launching for its new system.
An erratic Nasdaq composite reversed back into negative territory Thursday and closed down more than 0.5%, as tensions in the Middle East bubbled up again. Chip giant Nvidia rallied nearly 0.8% as it tested a key technical level, the 50-day moving average. Taiwan Semi was not the sole chip play down.
Netflix has enjoyed its strongest start to the year since 2020 as its password sharing crackdown boosted subscriber numbers.