Major Indexes Mixed Amid Cautious Optimism

Wall Street is awaiting details from U.S.-China trade talks

Laura McCandless

Deputy Editor

Jun 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM

The Dow inched into the red by the close, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished higher. U.S.-China trade talks remained in focus after kicking off in London today, giving the semiconductor sector a boost from hopeful investors, though details have yet to be released. Looking at the rest of this week, inflation data will take the stage on Wednesday and Thursday.

Continue reading for more on today's market, including:

2 space exploration stocks soaring today.
Options traders targeted Apple stock ahead of WWDC.
Plus, Warner Bros.' split; IonQ's acquisition; and HOOD rejected from S&P 500.

5 Things to Know Today

Amazon (AMZN) announced today that it plans to invest $20 billion in Pennsylvania to expand its data center infrastructure. (Reuters)
A timeline of the Los Angeles anti-ICE protests and National Guard deployment. (The New York Times)
Warner Bros splitting into two publicly traded companies.
Quantum computing name IonQ announces billion-dollar acquisition.
Robinhood stock denied S&P 500 entry.

There were no earnings reports of note today.

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Oil, Gold Extend Weekly Wins

Oil prices climbed today following their first weekly gain in three weeks. July-dated West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 59 cents, or 0.9%, to settle at $65.17 per barrel.

Gold inched higher as well. August-dated gold futures added 0.3% to settled at $3,355.60 per ounce.

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