Wall Street closes broadly higher as tech leads, oil slides and gold firms, with Apple the notable laggard
Executive summary: U.S. equities finished sharply higher, led by the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500, as megacap tech, semiconductors and cyclicals helped power a broad advance. Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia and Tesla all posted solid gains, while Apple and parts of the AI chip complex lagged. Falling WTI crude, a stronger gold tape and a weaker USD/JPY added to the cross-asset picture, suggesting investors leaned into growth and rate-sensitive exposures while rotating away from some energy and crypto-linked risk. [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Markets Intelligence | 03 Aug 2026 21:15 LONDON
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Day News Recap: Kyiv hit by deadly strikes as Iran tensions, Gaza talks and Europe’s crises deepen
Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv killed at least nine people and injured 28 more overnight, with rescue work still under way as officials searched for survivors in the capital. 🔗The war in Ukraine also widened beyond Kyiv, with Russia saying it struck fuel storage in Odesa and a tugboat in Mykolaiv, while Poland summoned the Russian ambassador after confirming a missile landed in Tarnawa Kolonia in the Lublin region. 🔗 🔗Tensions around Iran rose sharply after renewed US and Iranian strikes ended a brief pause in hostilities, with Washington and Tehran trading threats and warnings of wider escalation.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 01 Aug 2026 18:23 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: Middle East tensions flare as Kyiv hit, Gaza deal stalls and markets watch risk
Renewed strikes between the United States and Iran have ended a brief pause in hostilities and raised the risk of a wider regional escalation, with reports also saying Washington and Israel are preparing a major bombing campaign against Iran's energy infrastructure and that the timing could come as soon as the weekend. Donald Trump has separately threatened to bomb Iran's Pickaxe Mountain site, while a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile near Oman close to the Strait of Hormuz, underlining the danger to shipping. 🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗In Gaza, the political track remains fragile. Hamas said it had agreed... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 01 Aug 2026 08:36 LONDON
