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Rebounding AI stocks send the S&P 500 within 1% of its record
By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press at KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)
· July 6, 2026
· 3 min read
A rebound for AI stocks is sending indexes higher on Wall Street Monday.The S&P 500 rose 0.7% and is back within 1% of its all-time high, even though the majority of stocks within the index fell. The strength for companies in the artificial-intelligence technology industry had the Nasdaq composit...
Key takeaway Eastern time, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 44 points, or 0.
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Category: local ·
Published: July 6, 2026 ·
Source: KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC) ·
Reading time: 3 min
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