The S&P 500 Index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) had one of its calmest days in weeks on Aug. 4, closing up 12 points, or 0.36%, in the middle of one of the busiest earnings weeks for the quarter. On the whole, it was a good day for investors, with about 300 of the 505 stocks in the index moving higher today.
Today's biggest S&P 500 movers were fertilizer giant Mosaic (NYSE: MOS), up 13.6% following blowout earnings, and semiconductor giant Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), with shares gaining 9.5% following an analyst upgrade.
Other big news for major index components include the announcement from Ford (NYSE: F) that CEO Jim Hackett will retire at the end of September, with CFO Jim Farley tapped to take the head job at the Blue Oval. Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) released its fiscal third-quarter results after the bell today, reporting a massive 42% revenue decline and a $4.7 billion loss.