On Tuesday, the S&P 500 closed at 7,712.75, up 0.29%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 531.39 points (1.02%) to 52,497.42, leading gains in industrial stocks, and the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.02% to 26,424.82 as tech shares lagged. AI stocks firmed after recent sell-offs, but Direxion’s head of capital markets, Jake Behan, said upcoming hyperscaler earnings focusing on ROI, data center spending and 2027 capex would be the next major test for the AI trade. The U.S. dollar weakened against major currencies, with EUR-USD rising to 1.1236, GBP-USD to 1.3381 and USD-JPY easing to 158.22. Abroad, Canada’s S&P/TSX Composite gained 0.50%, the FTSE 100 and CAC 40 edged lower, and South Korea’s KOSPI fell 3.73%.
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