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US Stock Market LIVE Updates: Stock futures edged higher on Wednesday (July 2) as investors showed a waning appetite for technology stocks at the start of the second half of the year. Futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 69 points, or 0.2%, while S&P 500 futures gained 0.1%. Nasdaq 100 futures also advanced 0.1%.
US Stock Market LIVE Updates: Stock futures edged higher on Wednesday (July 2) as investors showed a waning appetite for technology stocks at the start of the second half of the year. Futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 69 points, or 0.2%, while S&P 500 futures gained 0.1%. Nasdaq 100 futures also advanced 0.1%. Traders remained cautious ahead of Thursday’s June payrolls report and closely monitored developments in global trade talks as the Trump administration’s July 9 tariff deadline approaches. Meanwhile, European markets opened higher, with the Stoxx Europe 600 rising 0.4%. President Trump has intensified trade pressure on Japan and made clear that he will not extend the tariff deadline. While similar tensions caused sharp market swings in April, the current equity rally suggests traders are less rattled, with indexes hovering near all-time highs.
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