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The S&P 500 index closed up 0.4% preliminarily, with the consumer discretionary and materials sectors up to 1.1%, the technology sector up 0.4%, the telecommunications and energy sectors up 0.1%, and the financial sector mentioned in the Fed meeting minutes down 0.1%. The NASDAQ 100 index closed up 0.5% preliminarily, with Grail up 5.8%, Ross Stores up 4.2%, Micron Technology up 3.1%, Asymptote ADR up 1.7%, Google A down 0.9% ranking third from the bottom, Warner Bros. Discovery down 0.9%, and Palo Alto Networks PANW down 2.3%, partially giving back gains from the previous day. Intel, McDonald's, 3M, and Disney rose more than 1%, leading the Dow Jones Industrial Average components, while UnitedHealth Group fell 0.4% and American Express fell 2.7%