Stocks Mostly Lower on Weakness in Megacap Tech and Software Stocks
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Monday closed down -0.37%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.19%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -0.34%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) fell -0.19%.Â
Stock indexes gave up an early advance on Monday and settled mixed. Alphabet fell more than -5% to lead megacap technology stocks lower after announcing that Google DeepMind Vice President Jumper is leaving the company to join Anthropic PBC. Also, the weakness in software companies on Monday weighed on the broader market.
Stocks initially moved higher on Monday, with the Nasdaq 100 posting a 2.5-week high amid strength in chipmakers and AI-infrastructure stocks. Stock index futures had weakened in overnight trade as crude oil prices jumped more than +2% when Iran threatened to suspend talks and close the Strait of Hormuz following Israeli attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Mea... Read more
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