US Stock Close Summary: Intel leads gains as SpaceX Starship test flight sparks space concept

On Wednesday, US stocks saw AI and space concepts dominate the market. Nvidia led trading with $20.5 billion in turnover. Intel jumped more than 4% to place near the top of the gainers list. SpaceX surged 5%—the biggest standout. Optical communications and memory chips all strengthened collectively.

Top 5 by trading value:
Nvidia: $20.5B turnover, up 0.82%, taking the lead in establishing an AI energy alliance
Micron Technology: $18.5B turnover, down slightly 0.11%, warning of a memory shortage until 2028
SpaceX: $16.3B turnover, up 5.15%, 9.22 Starship—14th test flight
Intel: $12.0B turnover, up 4.03%, plans to work with SK hynix to build a factory
Apple: $11.9B turnover, up 0.32%, possibly returning to the server market

Key news highlights:
Intel and SK hynix are in talks on producing memory chips in the US; Apple is developing the M8 Ultra enterprise-grade AI server and is considering adopting Nvidia’s NVLink technology; Zuckerberg opposes the “AI slowdown” theory, saying there’s no need to slow down development.

The market was clearly split. AI compute power and the space track continue to attract capital, and most semiconductor stocks closed higher. In the near term, watch the Starship test-flight catalyst. For trading, you may consider rotation opportunities in optical communications and memory chips.#美联储加息25基点美股收跌 #点阵图预示2026年再加息一次 #美联储加息是否已成定局 $SPCX $INTC $SKHYNIX