Japan Financial Markets

U.S. stocks rose and trimmed their losses in what had been a rocky June. The S&P 500 gained 0.8% Tuesday, though it still fell to its first losing month following two fabulous ones. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.3% to another record, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.5%. Stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry were strong following sharp swings earlier in the month on worries they’d grown too expensive. Treasury yields rose in the bond market, and oil prices eased. Stock indexes rose in much of Europe and Asia, while the Japanese yen fell near a 40-year low against the U.S. dollar.

Most U.S. stocks rose, but drops for some influential technology companies pulled the market lower. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% Wednesday for its eighth loss in 11 days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was nearly flat and edged down less than 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite fell 0.7%. Stocks got a boost after a weaker-than-expected report on U.S. manufacturing helped Treasury yields pare gains in the bond market. That could mean less pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year. Three out of five stocks within the S&P 500 rose, but drops for AI winners weighed on the index.

Most U.S. stocks rose, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average set another record, but more drops for chip stocks and other AI winners kept indexes mixed. The S&P 500 finished basically unchanged on Thursday, even though seven out of every 10 stocks within the index rose. The Dow rallied 1.1%, while the Nasdaq composite dropped 0.8% after erasing an early gain. Stocks broadly got help from data showing U.S. hiring slowed last month. That pushed traders to trim bets for a possible hike to interest rates later this month. But chip stocks from Seoul to New York continued to slide.