US Tech Stocks Extend Rally, Nasdaq Up 0.7%
Alina Collins
US equities rose for a second day Tuesday, with the Nasdaq up 0.7% as tech led the advance; but Treasury yields climbed across the curve, raising questions about whether the rally can hold if borrowing costs keep rising.
How much did the three benchmarks gain — and who led?
The Dow added 0.1%, extending momentum after closing above 52,000 for the first time on Monday. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%; the Nasdaq gained 0.7%.
Tech drove the move: only 4 of the S&P 500's 11 sectors finished higher, with information technology leading. Real estate fell the most.
This means → money was not flooding in broadly — it was concentrated in tech while most other sectors sat on the sidelines.
What fueled the rally?
The most direct catalyst was easing US-Iran tensions, which lifted sentiment on Monday and carried into Tuesday's session.
Economic data came in "not bad": the Chicago PMI — a monthly gauge of manufacturing health — fell to 56.7 in June from 62.7 in May, but beat the 55.4 consensus.
The S&P Case-Shiller 20-city home-price index was flat month-on-month in April, better than the expected -0.1% and March's -0.2%. In plain terms = home prices not falling is already good news.
What does the rise in Treasury yields mean?
The 2-year yield rose 3 basis points to 4.13%, the 10-year climbed 3 bp to 4.40%, and the 30-year added 2 bp to 4.88%.
This means → the entire yield curve shifted higher, signaling markets are not growing more optimistic about rate cuts.
In plain terms = borrowing costs are rising. If the trend continues, high-valuation tech stocks feel the pressure first — their prices depend most on how much "future money is worth today."
Which single-stock moves stood out?
KLA Corporation jumped 6.6% on the day, one of the session's standout gainers.
Strategy (MSTR) dropped 7.1%, a notably sharp decline.
This reflects a broader point: even when the market's direction is up, individual-stock divergence remains sharp — picking the right sector is not enough; you still have to pick the right name.
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