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Equities closed firmly in the green Monday, with the S&P five hundred gaining nearly three quarters of a percent and the Nasdaq one hundred leading the charge, up one point two six percent. Big tech and semiconductor names drove the session, with futures pointing to continued momentum heading into Tuesday's open.
On the currency side, the dollar gave back early gains to finish essentially flat, the index slipping just a fraction of a percent. The culprit was Friday's softer-than-expected June payrolls report, which is cooling expectations for any Federal Reserve tightening. A less hawkish Fed outlook takes wind out of the dollar's sails, and traders are repricing accordingly.
Shifting to the tech landscape, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence venture has completed its transformation into SpaceXAI, following SpaceX's acquisition of xAI earlier this year. The rebrand comes with a new logo and marks the full absorption of the AI unit into the rocket company's corporate structure, consolidating Musk's technology ambitions under a single, publicly traded umbrella.
That's the tape. Markets Desk, signing off the floor.
