Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. inched 0.73% higher to $567.78 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.76% to 18,

Meta Platforms ( META -0.08%) is scheduled to report its results for the third quarter on Oct. 30. Besides analyzing the company's financial performance, investors will be looking for fresh information about its AI strategy. However, Meta will report one number relating to AI that might be more important than the rest.

Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. shed 3.15% to $563.69 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 1.60% to 18,276.65 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.