Communications services companies rose as traders bet streaming services would see added demand during the holiday season.
Netflix shares rose to their highs of the year. Rivals Paramount Global and Warner Bros Discovery also rose sharply.
Comcast said nearly 36 million U.S. Xfinity accounts were compromised after hackers gained access to its systems through a vulnerability in third-party cloud-computing software.
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