[The three major U.S. stock indexes closed higher, Apple hit another all-time closing high, crypto-related stocks fell against the market trend] BlockBeats News, September 26, according to BIT (bit.com) market data, U.S. stocks closed with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.93%, the S&P 500 Index up 0.51%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index up 0.48%. Semiconductor, storage, and optical communication sectors saw broad gains, while crypto-related stocks broadly declined. Apple rose over 1%, hitting another all-time closing high, with its total market capitalization approaching $5 trillion. Semiconductor and storage sectors broadly gained: - Seagate Technology (STX) rose 1.20% - Western Digital (WDC) rose 1.44% - SanDisk (SNDK) rose 1.38% - Micron Technology (MU) rose 0.16% - NVIDIA (NVDA) rose 0.22% - Intel (INTC) fell 3.45% - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) rose 0.22% Crypto-related stocks broadly declined: - MicroStrategy (MSTR) fell 1.86% - Coinbase (COIN) fell 2.06% - Circle (CRCL) fell 4.30% - BitMine Immersion (BMNR) fell 1.68% - SharpLink Gaming (SBET) fell 3.22% Optical communication sector broadly gained: - Pure Photonics ETF (FOTO) rose 1.57% - Marvell Technology (MRVL) rose 1.15% - Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) rose 0.37% - Lumentum Holdings (LITE) rose 1.36% - Coherent Corp. (COHR) rose 1.80% - Ciena Corporation (CIEN) fell 0.42% - Fabrinet (FN) rose 4.78% - AXT Inc. (AXTI) rose 4.01% - Nokia (NOK) fell 0.38%