The Dow Jones ended up 0.47%, the Nasdaq index gained 1.28% and the broader S&P 500 index gained 0.99%. Nasdaq and S-P 500 ended at a closing high of more than nine months.
ISM report of the professional federation ISM. More than the further contraction in manufacturing activity in May in the United States, investors took note of the sharp decline in prices paid, to the lowest in five months. The return of confidence in US Treasuries is pushing up their prices, which move in opposite directions to their yields.