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U.S. stocks moved lower Wednesday as rising Treasury yields pressured major indexes and industrial shares.

Major U.S. indices closed lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.66% to 51,179.87, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each slipped 0.22% to 7,801.77 and 27,538.69, respectively.

These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors throughout the trading day.

Applied Digital Corp. (NASDAQ:APLD)

Applied Digital fell 6.04% to close at $23.81, trading between $23.68 and $24.90; its 52-week range spans $19 to $50.70. In after-hours trading, the stock rose 4.75% to $24.94.

Applied Digital reported fiscal first-quarter revenue of $300.39 million, up 322% year over year and well above the $132.16 million analyst estimate, while its adjusted loss of 1 cent per share beat expectations for a 30-cent loss. The company ended the quarter with approximately $3.7 billion in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash against $6.4 billion in total debt, as it continued expanding its AI infrastructure business.

Webull Corporation (NASDAQ:BULL)

Webull dropped 19.09% to finish at $5.89, with an intraday high of $6.03 and low of $5.51. The stock’s 52-week high is $13.25, while its 52-week low is $4.50.

Shares weakened after a congressional report said the brokerage’s China ties create a national security risk, citing ownership, technology and data connections.

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI)

Super Micro Computer gained 3.41% to close at $44.94, moving between $42.46 and $45.77. Its 52-week trading range is $19.49 to $58.78.

The server maker advanced after a report indicated AI data-center provider Lambda is raising $4 billion in a final funding round ahead of a planned initial public offering.

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU)

Micron rose 4.06% to finish at $1,088, after reaching $1,089.22 intraday and touching a low of $1,011.42. Its 52-week high stands at $1,255, compared with a low of $179.61.

Micron faced potential production disruptions in Taiwan after 99% of voting union members at its Taoyuan plant backed strike authorization amid a dispute over bonuses and profit-sharing. The union sought a plan allocating 15% of operating profit to employee bonuses, while mediation ended without an agreement despite Micron announcing compensation packages worth 35 to 68 months of base salary for fiscal 2026.

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT)

Caterpillar slid 5.82% to close at $813.83, trading as high as $846 and as low as $806.29. The industrial company’s 52-week range is $489.34 to $1,073.46.

Caterpillar shares fell after the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Agriculture requested public comments on agricultural equipment markets, including potential anticompetitive behavior.

Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings indicate Micron stock has a Momentum score in the 99th percentile and a Growth score in the 93rd percentile.

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