U.S. equities finished mixed, with the Dow Jones rising 0.35%, the S&P 500 slipping 0.1% and the Nasdaq falling 0.43%, according to MSX.COM data. Volatility remained elevated, with the VIX up 7.81% at the close after jumping 11.46% at the open. AI-related stocks were broadly weaker through the session: early declines included IBM (-2.39%), ServiceNow (-2.36%), Oracle (-2.08%), CoreWeave (-1.63%) and Palantir (-1.56%), while by the close the biggest reported losers included AeroVironment (-4.63%), Oracle (-4.62%), CoreWeave (-4.58%), Ambarella (-3.85%) and Palantir (-2.74%).