US stocks close slightly higher as AI names rise, with Tempus AI up 24.09%

US equities ended modestly higher, according to data from MSX.COM, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.22%, the S&P 500 gaining 0.21%, and the Nasdaq adding 0.16%. The VIX volatility index fell 6% by the close. AI-related stocks broadly moved higher during the session, led by Tempus AI, which climbed 24.09%. Other notable gainers in the group included Marvell, up 9.85%, EPAM, up 7.1%, Atlassian, up 6.89%, and ServiceNow, up 6.45%. MSX also said it is a major RWA trading platform that has listed hundreds of RWA tokens so far. Those offerings cover tokenized exposure tied to popular US stocks and ETF names, including NVIDIA, GOOGL, MSFT, AMZN, META, TSM, and AMD. The update was published by Odaily as a market close snapshot.