Live Nasdaq Composite Coverage: META, MSTR Up, CRWD Drags

By Gerelyn Terzo Updated Mar 5, 3:53PM EST · Published Mar 5, 10:54AM EST

Key Points

The markets remain skittish on tariff-related fears.
CrowdStrike is a major drag on the Nasdaq Composite.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will be headlining an AI event later this month.

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Sentiment Shift Led by Auto Stocks

Mar 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM EST | Gerelyn Terzo

The markets are about to make it to the finish line in the green. All three of the major stock market indices have now flipped positive, with 1.1% gains across the board in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500.

The turnaround occurred after President Trump revealed tariff relief for the auto sector, sending Ford (NYSE: F | F Price Prediction) higher by 5.5%, General Motors (NYSE: GM) up 7% and Tesla higher by 1.5%. The tariff exemption implemented by the Trump administration is only good for one month, but it was enough to lift sentiment today.

Mag 7 Rebound

The optimism is spreading to technology, sending Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) shares beyond their 52-week low levels for a 3% gain.

Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) is rising 2.5% on the day, narrowing its five-day loss to 2.7%.

Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA) is seeing a 1.6% rise.

Oil Slick

Not all sectors are gaining. The Brent Crude oil price is hovering at a one-year low at $68.56 amid tariff worries and robust supply.

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is down 2% to its 52-week low level.

Marathon Petroleum is spiraling by 5% today while Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO) is losing 4%.

The markets started off skittish due to the tariff effect and an expectation for lower profits out of Corporate America. The three major stock market indices have been meandering between positive and negative territory but have most recently turned decidedly positive, including the Nasdaq Composite, no thanks to CrowdStrike Holdings (Nasdaq: CRWD), which is falling approximately 12% on the heels of the company’s weak earnings print.

While CrowdStrike’s Q4 performance surpassed consensus estimates, the cybersecurity software company offered a disappointing EPS forecast that is worrying investors and traders. In Q4, revenue jumped 25% to $1.06 billion year-over-year, while annual recurring revenue grew 23%.

The Nasdaq Composite is distancing itself from a market correction in which it falls 10% from recent highs after crossing into the danger zone on Tuesday. The index is down about 3% for the week and has been pressured by Nvidia’s (Nasdaq: NVDA) 11% five-day decline on tariff fears.

Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META) is a bright spot, gaining about 1% on the day though it remains off by almost 5% for the past five-day stretch. Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO) is recapturing lost ground with a 3% rise but remains down 11% over the past week.

Dow Jones Industrial Average: Up 136.27 (+0.32%)
Nasdaq Composite: Up 22.42 (+0.12%)
S&P 500: Up 4.80 (+0.12%)

Market Movers

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has a way of drumming up excitement around the stock. He will be the keynote speaker at the company’s GTE conference later this month, the theme of which is “AI and accelerated computing technologies changing the world.”

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) is falling 2% on the day and is down 11.5% over the past week.

MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is gaining 1.3% on the day now that the Bitcoin price has recaptured the $90,000 level. MicroStrategy has gained 6% over the past five days on optimism about cryptocurrencies in the mainstream.

Tesla (Nasdaq: TESLA) is accelerating its India showroom debut and has signed a five-year lease to kick things off.

Palantir Technologies (Nasdaq: PLTR) is extending recent gains now that William Blaire upgraded the AI platform stock to “market perform” from “underperform.”

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About the Author Gerelyn Terzo →

Gerelyn Terzo is the author of dividend investing handbook "Dividend Investing Strategies: How to Have Your Cake & Eat It Too." A veteran financial journalist, she covers agri-finance for outlets like Global AgInvesting and the broader stock market and personal finance for 24/7 Wall Street. She began at CNBC and later helped launch Fox Business in New York. Gerelyn currently resides in Woodland Park, Colorado and dabbles in nature photography as a hobby.