Stocks Mixed as Tech Gains Offset Dow Decline; Yields Rise
Nasdaq advanced on AI infrastructure deals while Dow fell 0.86% and Treasury yields climbed to 5.30%.
Where the market closed
Index levels, yields and exchange rates at the US close. Source: market data via Yahoo Finance. New to index investing? See our complete S&P 500 guide.
What moved the market
Equity markets diverged as technology stocks advanced on renewed AI infrastructure spending—including Amazon's $1 billion Synopsys deal and HPE's $1.2 billion contract with Vultr—while consumer staples and industrials declined, sending the Dow down 0.86%. Treasury yields rose to 5.30% from 5.25%, adding pressure to rate-sensitive sectors.
The 30-second read
- •Nasdaq rose 0.24%; Dow fell 0.86% as tech gains offset consumer weakness
- •$AMZN signed $1B Synopsys deal; $HPE secured $1.2B Vultr AI rack contract
- •Anthropic reported $11.6B Q2 revenue, overtaking OpenAI for first time
- •10Y Treasury yield climbed to 5.30%; VIX ticked up 3.2% to 16.56
- •BofA backed $CAT on AI data center demand; FTC probes OpenAI, Anthropic
Reference & disclosures
Sources & headlines
- Sector Update: Tech Stocks Higher Late Afternoon — Yahoo
- Sector Update: Consumer Stocks Decline Late Afternoon — Yahoo
- Bank of America backs Caterpillar as AI labs scramble for power — Yahoo
- Anthropic’s $11.6 Billion Quarter Just Changed How the Market Should Read the S-1 — Yahoo
- HPE CFO discusses $1.2B deal with Vultr to deploy AMD Helios AI racks — Yahoo
- AI spending will fuel wins for Micron, Nvidia, Intel, and other chip stocks: BofA analyst — Yahoo
- Should Bloom Energy Stock Investors Worry About Its Record Quarter? — Yahoo
- Retired and Worried About a Recession? Here's Your Game Plan. — Yahoo
- Amazon Signs $1 Billion Synopsys Deal as AWS Steps Up Nvidia Challenge — Yahoo
- FTC Reportedly Probes OpenAI and Anthropic as Trump Backs AI Self-Regulation — Yahoo
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