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US markets end higher amid rally in technology stocks

04 Aug 2026 Evaluate

U.S. markets ended higher on Monday as shares of major tech companies surged on the first day of August trading, while oil prices declined after President Donald Trump called off planned strikes against Iran. Traders took support with the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) released a report showing its reading on U.S. manufacturing activity increased by more than expected in the month of July. The ISM Manufacturing PMI for the US rose to 55.6 in July 2026 from 53.3 in June, beating market expectations of 54.0 and signaling the strongest expansion in factory activity since May 2022. The improvement was driven by a sharp acceleration in output that was the fastest since November 2021 (58.5 vs. 52.2) and solid growth in new orders (56.7 vs. 56.0). Employment also returned to expansion for the first time since January 2025, with the employment index rising to 52.8 from 49.7, its highest level since August 2022. Traders overlooked a report released by the Commerce Department showed construction spending in the U.S. unexpectedly edged modestly lower in the month of June. Construction spending in the US edged down 0.1% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,166.5 billion in June 2026, following a downwardly revised flat reading in May and missing market expectations of a 0.2% increase.

On the sectoral front, airline stocks saw substantial strength amid the nosedive by crude oil prices, with the NYSE Arca Airline Index soaring by 4.9 percent. Significant strength was also visible among software stocks, as reflected by the 4.1 percent spike by the Dow Jones U.S. Software Index. The index jumped to a two-month closing high.

Nasdaq surged 540.04 points or 2.13 percent to 25,913.89, S&P 500 gained 110.78 points or 1.48 percent to 7,600.5 and Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 693.38 points or 1.32 percent to 53,178.41.

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