S&P 500, Nasdaq post best quarter since 2020 despite Iran war
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their best quarter since 2020 as easing oil prices and resilient job openings supported trading.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average added to another record on Tuesday as the Nasdaq climbed 1.5% and stocks gained 0.8%, trimming losses from a rocky June.
- Despite June weakness, stocks are on track for their best quarter since six years ago, when they rocketed out of the COVID pandemic crash.
- Nvidia rose 2% and Microsoft gained 0.6% as artificial-intelligence stocks strengthened, while Oracle fell 0.8% to bring its June decline to 35% and Concentrix tumbled 13.1%.
- Japan's Nikkei rose as the Japanese yen dropped near a 40-year low, while Germany's DAX returned 1.5% and South Korea's Kospi climbed 1%.
- Treasury yields rose to 4.41% as Brent crude fell 1.1% to $73.12, with higher rates and expensive oil fueling speculation the Federal Reserve may increase rates.
31 Articles
31 Articles
S&P 500 Closes Out Losing Month, Spectacular Quarter
US stocks rose Tuesday and trimmed their losses in what had been a rocky June. The S&P 500 rose 58.93 points, or 0.8%, to 7,499.36, though it still fell to its first losing month following two fabulous ones. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 136.46...
S&P 500 closes with strongest quarter since 2020
The S&P 500 marked its strongest quarter in six years on Tuesday for the three months that ended with June, as investors hoped for an end to the conflict between the United States and Iran. The S&P 500 rose nearly 15% in the past quarter alone, according to the New York Times, marking its best...
US stocks wrap up best quarter since 2020
US stock indexes on Tuesday closed out their best quarter since 2020, as strong corporate fundamentals outweighed lingering geopolitical risk. “The lesson of the first half of 2026 is that earnings matter more than just about anything, except for maybe interest rates,” an investor said. Chip stocks in particular soared thanks to a global memory shortage stemming from the AI boom. “The markets have proven to be the ultimate grinder,” one strategi…
Despite the tensions in the Middle East, the US stock exchanges close a strong quarter. The broad S&P 500 and the technology-loaded Nasdaq record the largest quarterly profits since 2020. Dow Jones is the leading index for the strongest quarter since 2022.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources are Center
![[your]NEWS](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroundnews.b-cdn.net%2Finterests%2Ffb6dc495f74049f513563c33352175eaa0ecd509.jpg%3Fwidth%3D60&w=128&q=75)
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
