Stock Market News From June 30, 2026: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Rise; Micron, Super Micro, Comcast, Nvidia, More Movers; Trump, Iran Hope
The Dow rose on Tuesday to lock in its best first half of a year since 2021.
The blue-chip index gained 135 points, or 0.3%. The S&P 500 rose 0.8%. The Nasdaq led the major indexes with a 1.5% gain.
The Dow is up 8.9% this year, while the S&P and Nasdaq closed out the first half with gains of 9.5% and 13%, respectively.
The yield on the 2-year Treasury note rose to 4.14%. The 10-year yield was up to 4.42%.
The stock market now enters a historically strong month in a position of strength.
“Seasonality points to ‘fireworks’ for the Nasdaq 100 in July,” writes Jonathan Krinsky, BTIG’s chief market technician. Krinsky points out the Nasdaq 100 has risen 17 of the past 18 Julys and averaged a gain of 4.2%.
“This pattern is hardly a secret, which begs the question: why hasn’t it been front-run,” he writes. “Given June’s sideways action, the likely path is a strong start to July that risks fading in the back half of the month. This would also fit with the VIX seasonal pattern which tends to bottom in early July, before rising steadily into the fall.”
With U.S. markets closed on Friday in observance of Independence Day, which falls on a Saturday, Thursday’s nonfarm payrolls report will likely set the tone for the rest of the summer. At least until earnings season.
