Wednesday's big stock stories: What's likely to move the market in the next trading session – CNBC

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As the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 hit new records on Tuesday, here's what CNBC producers were watching and what to watch in the upcoming session.

• CNBC's Dominic Chu reports on consumer staples on Wednesday's “Sectornomics.”
• The Consumer Staples sector sits right in the middle, ranking 6th among the S&P's 11 sectors. It's expected to gain about 16% in 2024.
• Walmart is the sector's best-performing stock, up 53% this year.
• Keranova In 2024, it will increase by 44%, placing it in second place.
• Costco has risen 36.6% so far this year, taking third place.
• At the bottom: Walgreens, Dollar Tree and Lamb WestonBoth of these stocks have been hit pretty hard this year: Lamb Weston is down 40% in 2024, Dollar Tree is down about 50%, and Walgreens is down 67% so far this year.

• It has risen 12.5% ​​in the past six weeks.
• Copper trends sometimes follow China as it is generally considered the major buyer of copper.
• Newmont It rose 2.5% on Tuesday and is now at its highest price in 27 months. It has risen 31% in three months.

• CNBC's Seema Modi will cover the company on Wednesday.
• Micron Technology It's down 32% in the past three months.
• The stock price has risen 40% since June 18th. expensive.
• However, the stock price is up 36.5% last year.