Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) edged to a record $758.00 on Friday, gaining 0.10% as the defence and naval nuclear technology company continued to benefit from expanding government defence budgets and growing demand for nuclear power plant operational support.
Kulicke and Soffa stock has been a standout performer in the semiconductor equipment sector, with the Friday session confirming a breakout that technical analysts often associate with sustained institutional accumulation. The stock's relative volume of 0.86 suggests the move was broad-based rather than speculative.
Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: NTRS) advanced 2.10% to a record $174.34 on Friday, as rising assets under management and custody across its wealth management and institutional asset servicing divisions translated into higher fee income, driving the custodian bank to an all-time high.
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd (NASDAQ: CRDO) touched an all-time high during Friday's session before closing down 5.27% at $250.81, with the intraday record reflecting the market's conviction in the company's position within AI data centre interconnect infrastructure, even as profit-taking moderated the close.
XPO, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) gained 0.30% to a record $228.33 on Friday, as the company's North American less-than-truckload freight network continued to expand market share and improve operating margins following structural changes in the LTL industry over the past two years.
State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) rose 1.69% to a record $167.63 on Friday, as record global assets under custody and administration translated into stronger fee income across the custodian bank's servicing, trading, and fund administration businesses.
Jabil Inc. (NYSE: JBL) climbed 2.10% to a record $384.82 on Friday, as the outsourced electronics manufacturing giant continued to benefit from AI hardware production contracts, healthcare device manufacturing growth, and the global shift toward geographically diversified supply chains.
Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) advanced 2.09% to a record $266.35 on Friday, as recovering domestic steel demand tied to US infrastructure investment, manufacturing reshoring, and data centre construction activity drove the nation's largest steelmaker to a new all-time high.
Sandisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) surged 5.24% to a record $1,980.10 on Friday, as investors continued to price in the improving outlook for NAND flash memory pricing and the company's strategic positioning as a standalone storage solutions provider.
FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) closed at a record $338.31 on Friday, gaining 0.09% as investors continued to recognise the earnings upside from the company's DRIVE restructuring initiative and the approaching separation of its freight business.