New York (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the NASDAQ reached new heights on Monday, supported by optimism around possible trade agreements and possible interest rate drops, while markets have completed their best quarter for more than a year.

The Dow Jones index won 0.63%, or 275.50 points, at 44,094.77 points. The larger Standard & Poor’s 500 took 31.88 points, or 0.52% to 6.204.95 points. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 96.28 points, 0.48% to 20,369,733 points.

In the quarter, the S&P 500 increased by more than 10.57%, the Nasdaq by more than 17.75% and the Dow Jones of 4.98

The hopes of trade agreements with China and the United Kingdom have rekindled the optimism of investors, who hope to avoid a world trade war with the approach of the July 9 deadline fixed by President Donald Trump.

“Animal minds seem to have taken the market,” said Roy Behren, co-president of the Westchester Capital Management fund. “It is also common to observe a renewed vigor in the last days of a quarter, due to the ‘Window Dressing’.”

But the American secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, warned on Monday that tariff increases could still come into force on July 9.

At the same time, the Republicans of the US Senate will try to have Donald Trump’s vast bill on tax cuts and expenses, despite internal divisions on its estimated $ 3.300 billion on a national debt of 36.200 billion.

Investors are waiting for several key economic indicators this week this week, including monthly non -agricultural employment figures and ISM surveys in manufacturing sectors and services for June.

Several officials of the Federal Reserve, including its President Jerome Powell, must also speak in the coming days.

A series of disappointing economic indicators and speculation about a possible replacement of Jerome Powell with a more accommodating personality have strengthened the rate reductions this year.

The major American banks have progressed after having successfully passed the Fed annual resistance tests, paving the way for billions of dollars in share and dividends.

Juniper Networks jumped 8.45% after the United States Department of Justice abandoned its appeal against the manufacturer’s repurchase by Hewlett Packard Enterprise for $ 14 billion. HPE action climbed 11.08%.

Oracle increased by 3.99% after announcing that a new agreement on its cloud services should generate more than $ 30 billion in annual income from the year 2028.

( Nicolas Delame)

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