The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday closed up +0.77%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.75%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.73%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26) rose +0.78%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26) rose +0.75%.
Stock indexes settled higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 posting new all-time highs, and the Dow Jones Industrials posting a 3-month high. Strength in technology stocks supported gains in the overall market on Thursday, led by a +13% jump in Cisco Systems after it raised its full-year revenue and earnings forecast. Stocks also benefited from the US-China summit in Beijing, where the US and China discussed various issues, including expanding market access for US businesses and purchasing US energy and agricultural products. Reuters reported that the US and China are weighing a potential framework under which each country identifies about $30 billion in goods on which tariffs could be eased without threatening national security interests.
