How major US stock indexes fared Monday 7/3/2023 #major #stock #indexes #fared #Monday

Stocks drifted higher Monday as momentum slowed on Wall Street following a powerful rally to start the year.

The S&P 500 edged up 0.1%, rising to its highest level since April 2022. The Dow rose less than 0.1%. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.2%.

Tesla rose after it said the number of vehicles it delivered during the spring surged from a year earlier. Much of the rest of the market was quieter. The U.S. stock market closed at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time and will remain shut Tuesday in observance of Independence Day.

FILE - United States forward Hilary Knight, center, holds the cup as she celebrates with teammates after defeating Canada in the gold medal game at the women's world hockey championships in Brampton, Ontario, April 16, 2023. Patience remains the operative word from United States star Knight on the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association’s long-awaited bid to launch its own pro league. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

The stage is set for a new women’s hockey league to begin in January. The Professional Hockey Federation was bought out and members of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association unanimously ratified a collective bargaining agreement and constitution.

Norway's Ada Hegerberg controls the ball during the Women Euro 2022 group A soccer match between England and Norway at Brighton & Hove Community Stadium in Brighton, England, Monday, July 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Ada Hegerberg has often been described as the Lionel Messi of women’s soccer because of her scoring feats.

FILE - A mailman wears a face mask while completing his route on May 23, 2020, in downtown Littleton, Colo. Starting Sunday, July 9, 2023, the cost of the first-class “forever” stamps will jump from 63 to 66 cents. The latest price comes just months after forever stamps climbed from 60 to 63 cents in January, following a series of similar increases seen over recent years. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Stamps prices are on the rise, again. Starting Sunday, the cost of the first-class “forever” stamps will jump from 63 to 66 cents.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 22, 2023. Gershkovich, a reporter detained on espionage charges in Russia, appeared in court Thursday to appeal his extended detention. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)

The US embassy says its ambassador to Russia was allowed to visit Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerhkovich, who has been behind bars in Russia since March on charges of espionage.

On Monday:

The S&P 500 rose 5.21 points, or 0.1%, to 4,455.59.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10.87 points, or less than 0.1%, to 34,418.47.

The Nasdaq composite rose 28.85 points, or 0.2%, to 13,816.77.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 8.05 points, or 0.4%, to 1,896.78.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 616.09 points, or 16%.

The Dow is up 1,271.22 points, or 3.8%.

The Nasdaq is up 3,350.29 points, or 32%.

The Russell 2000 is up 135.53 points, or 7.7%.

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