US stocks today: US stocks close mixed, with signs of progress as Trump's Iran deadline draws near
Why it matters: Oil up 0.5% and Fed stagflation worries pressure the S&P 500 before Friday’s CPI report.
- S&P 500 closed at 6,617.92 (+0.09%) ending a four‑day rally
- Nasdaq Composite finished at 22,024.80 (+0.13%) also snapping gains
- Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 78.54 points (‑0.17%) to 46,591.34
- WTI crude settled up 0.5% after war‑related surge; Brent down 0.5% on the same session
- UnitedHealth (UNH), Humana (HUM) and CVS Health (CVS) rose after the Treasury announced higher Medicare Advantage payments
- Apple (AAPL) slipped after reports of engineering setbacks for its foldable phone
- Broadcom (AVGO) surged after signing a long‑term AI chip deal with Alphabet
- Intel (INTC) gained after joining Elon Musk’s Terafab AI chip complex project
US equities slipped as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended their winning streaks amid rising oil and uncertainty over President Trump’s Iran ultimatum, while health‑care stocks rose on Medicare Advantage payment hikes.
