S&P 500 Sets Record at 7,499, Dow Hits 52,319 High as Wall St Caps Best Quarter in Six Years
- The S&P 500 closed up 0.8% at 7,499.36, the Dow added 0.3% to a record 52,319.20 and the Nasdaq climbed 1.5% to 26,213.72 on the final session of Q2, trimming June's earlier losses (https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-06-30-2026).
- The SOX semiconductor index surged roughly 88% in the quarter, its best on record, anchoring the AI-driven rally even as chip stocks whipsawed on bubble jitters.
- Widespread bullish caution about a Q3 pullback now frames trading into July's Warsh speech and Friday's jobs report.