NEW YORK, July 2 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed up on Wednesday, lifted by gains in tech stocks and news of a trade agreement between the U.S. and Vietnam that helped ease concerns about an extended trade war. The focus is on the more comprehensive non-farm payrolls report on Thursday, a day earlier than usual, with markets closed on July 4 for Independence Day. The reading is expected to show U.S. job growth cooled in June and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3%, according to a Reuters poll of economists.
Author: Sabrina Valle, Sruthi Shankar, Nikhil Sharma
Published at: 2025-07-02 20:30:57
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