Meanwhile, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, stood out with the highest net inflows and a 113 per cent rise in unique investors during the same period on the Vested platform.

Nvidia chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor and Netflix report Thursday after stocks ultimately shrugged off a Trump-Powell report.

The Dow Jones and other key indexes pulled off lows after President Donald Trump denied reports he planned to fire the head of the Federal Reserve. ASML stock plunged on this warning.