US markets end mostly in green amid US-Vietnam trade deal

03 Jul 2025 Evaluate

The US markets ended mostly in green on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 moving back to the upside following the pullback seen during Tuesday's trading. Sentiments remained optimistic after President Donald Trump announced that he has reached a trade deal with Vietnam. The terms of the deal call for Vietnam to pay a 20 percent tariff on goods sent to the US and a 40 percent tariff on any trans-shipping. Furthermore, Vietnam will give the US total access to their markets for trade. The trade deal news overshadowed the report from payroll processor ADP showing private sector employment in the U.S. unexpectedly decreased in the month of June. ADP said private sector employment fell by 33,000 jobs in June after rising by a downwardly revised 29,000 jobs in May. Meanwhile, the street had expected private sector employment to increase by 95,000 jobs compared to the addition of 37,000 jobs originally reported for the previous month.

On sectoral front, steel stocks moved sharply higher over the course of the trading session, driving the NYSE Arca Steel Index up by 4.3 percent to a seven-month closing high. Besides, considerable strength was also visible among computer hardware stocks, as reflected by the 2.5 percent surge by the NYSE Arca Computer Hardware Index.

Nasdaq jumped 190.24 points or 0.94 percent to 20,393.13 and S&P 500 rose 29.41 points or 0.47 percent to 6,227.42, while Dow Jones Industrial Average was down by 10.52 points or 0.02 percent to 44,484.42.

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