Stocks kicked off the 4th of July holiday with plenty to celebrate. While the Dow finished marginally in the red, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both logged their third straight win and scored record closes. Amid a low volume session, June's latest jobs data indicated a softening labor market, which has renewed investors' rate cut hopes. 

Wall Street was also unfazed by a 48.8% reading of service sector activity produced by the Institute for Supply Management, the lowest figure since the pandemic and well short of May's 53.8% number.

There were no earnings of note today

There was no retrieved UVOL data today with the shortened trading session.

GOLD SOARS, LOGS BEST DAY SINCE MARCH

The low-volume trading session impacted oil prices today, as did a drop in crude inventories. August-dated West Intermediate (WTI) crude shed 25 cents, or 0.3%, to settle at $82.56 per barrel.

Gold prices popped today as the U.S. dollar pulled back. August-dated gold added $39.50, or 1.7%, at $2,372.90 an ounce, the largest percentage increase from an active contract since March 1. 

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