Cailian Press, July 1 – The three major U.S. stock indexes closed higher on July 1, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up by 0.63%, the Nasdaq Composite up by 0.47%, and the S&P 500 up by 0.52%, all reaching new historical closing highs. As the first half of the year came to a close, the Nasdaq Composite saw its cumulative increase reach 5.48%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 3.64%, and the S&P 500 index increased by 5.5%. Tech stocks experienced collective gains today, with Microsoft, Meta, and Netflix all seeing slight increases and hitting new intraday records, while Apple saw a 2% increase. Robinhood closed up by 13%, marking its best single-day performance since April 9.