Stocks started a historically bullish month on the right foot, albeit barely. The three major indexes all finished in the black, though the Dow closed well off its session highs. The S&P 500 marched closer to 5,550, while mega-cap tech stocks helped the Nasdaq score a triple-digit pop, with both indexes securing a fourth win in the last five sessions. Elsewhere, the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) fell for the fourth time in the last five trading days. 

There were no notable earnings reports today.

Due to technical issues, there is no unusual options activity chart today.

OIL LOGS HIGHEST FRONT-MONTH CLOSE SINCE LATE APRIL

Oil prices popped today, hitting two-month highs after the number of active U.S. rigs fell for the fifth-straight week. For the session, August-dated West Intermediate (WTI) crude gained $1.84 cents, or 2.3%, to settle at $83.38 per barrel, the highest front-month close since April 26.

Gold futures were flat ahead of jobs data later this week. August-dated gold was last seen at $2,338.90 an ounce for the day.

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