LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — At age 38, David Luiz scored his first Champions League goal in more than eight years Wednesday.
The Brazilian defender, playing for Pafos and still sporting his trademark shock of curly hair, soared at a corner to guide a powerful header into the top corner of the Monaco net. It leveled the score at 1-1 in the 18th minute.
He last scored in the competition in October 2017, during his second spell with Chelsea, in a 3-3 draw with Roma at Stamford Bridge.
He was a key player in Chelsea’s Champions League title-winning team in 2012 and later played in the competition for Paris Saint-Germain. His Champions League debut was with Benfica in 2007.
David Luiz returned to Europe in August after four seasons in Brazil to join Cypriot champion Pafos in its debut in the marquee competition.
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Pafos’ David Luiz, centre, celebrates with teammates Mislav Orsic after scoring his side’s opening goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Pafos FC and AS Monaco in Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Pafos’ David Luiz, centre, celebrates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Pafos FC and AS Monaco in Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Pafos’ David Luiz celebrates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Pafos FC and AS Monaco in Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
U.S. stocks were broadly higher in afternoon trading Wednesday as Wall Street looks to build on its recent winning streak.
The S&P 500 rose 0.9%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 432 points, or 0.9%, and the Nasdaq added 1% as of 1:27 p.m. Eastern time. The major indexes are all on pace for their fourth-straight gain.
The rally was broad, with gainers outnumbering decliners by more than 3 to 1 on the New York Stock Exchange.
Technology companies accounted for much of the gains. Dell Technologies climbed 6.4% after saying it has received record orders for its artificial intelligence servers. Dell and other technology companies had fallen earlier in the month as investors worried the prices for their stocks had gotten too frothy amid the frenzy over AI. Nvidia, the market’s most valuable company, rose 1.7%.
Among other tech winners was Microsoft, which rose 2% and Broadcom, which added 2.9%.
Financial sector stocks also helped lift the market. Robinhood Markets jumped 10.7% for the biggest gain among S&P 500 companies after the trading platform said it plans to roll out a futures and derivatives exchange next year.
Urban Outfitters joined a host of other retailers this week in reporting earnings that exceeded Wall Street forecasts, and its shares jumped 12.1%.
Petco surged 19.8% a day after the pet supply chain delivered mixed quarterly results, but raised its fiscal year earnings outlook.
On the downside, shares of Deere dropped 5.1% after the farm equipment company issued a downbeat forecast, citing pressure from tariffs.
Stocks have risen for three straight days as comments from Federal Reserve officials have given traders more confidence the central bank will again cut interest rates at its meeting in December. Traders are betting on a nearly 83% probability that the Fed will cut next month, according to data from CME Group.
The Fed is facing an increasingly difficult decision on interest rates as inflation rises and the job market slows. Cutting interest rates further could help support the economy as employment weakens, but it could also fuel inflation. The latest round of corporate earnings reports was mostly positive, but economic data has been mixed.
The latest economic data shows Americans bought less from U.S. retailers in September than economists expected and are growing more anxious about the economy. The Fed and Wall Street are also playing catch-up with government reports on the economy suspended during the government shutdown.
U.S. markets will have a shortened trading week due to the Thanksgiving holiday, closing on Thursday and opening for shorter hours on Friday.
In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was flat at 4% and the yield on the 2-year Treasury rose to 3.49%.
In international markets, shares in Europe and Asia advanced. Germany’s DAX gained 1.1% while the CAC 40 in Paris rose 0.9%. In Asia, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.9% in a broad rally that encompassed major exporters and technology shares.
Trader Michael Capolino works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
A person looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
People cross a street near an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A currency trader passes by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A currency trader watches monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
