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Equity Markets Rise as US-Canada Trade Talks Resume
Jun 30, 2025 12:59 PM

03:35 PM EDT, 06/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes are on track to close higher on Monday following reports that the US and Canada have resumed trade discussions.

The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to 6,200.01, while the Nasdaq Composite was up 0.5% at 20,367.47. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5% to 44,029.58. Technology led the gainers, while consumer discretionary and energy were the only two sectors in the red.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise ( HPE ) and Juniper Networks ( JNPR ) shares were up 11% and 8.4%, respectively, the top two performers on the S&P 500. The companies said Saturday they reached a deal with the US Department of Justice to resolve an antitrust lawsuit against Hewlett Packard's ( HPE ) proposed takeover of Juniper.

Palantir Technologies ( PLTR ) shares were up 3.9%. The company named Accenture's ( ACN ) Accenture Federal Services subsidiary as its preferred implementation partner for US federal government customers. Accenture ( ACN ) shares rose 0.9%.

Fortive ( FTV ) shares fell 4.2%. The company said it completed the spin-off of its precision technologies segment, Reliant, which will become a new publicly traded company.

The 10-year US Treasury yield was down 4.7 basis points to 4.24%, while the two-year rate fell 1.6 basis points to 3.73%.

August West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell 1% to $64.90 a barrel.

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