S&P 500 ends higher with hefty gains in Alphabet
- Wall Street indexes mixed; Nasdaq rallies 1% as Dow edges down slightly
- Among S&P sectors, comms svcs rally leads gainers, energy tumbles
- Dollar falls ~0.2%, Gold climbs 0.9%, crude settles down >2%
- U.S. 10-yr Treasury yield falls to ~4.22%
S&P 500 ENDS HIGHER WITH HEFTY GAINS IN ALPHABET
The S&P 500 closed higher, thanks largely to a rally in Alphabet and other tech-related stocks after a U.S. judge in an antitrust case ruled against breaking up the Google parent.
Alphabet 
GOOG surged more than 9% in its biggest one-session increase since April 9 after the judge said Google can retain control of its Chrome browser and Android mobile operating system. Apple 
AAPL jumped 3.8% as the ruling also preserved lucrative payments that Alphabet makes to ensure Google is the default search tool in the iPhone's Safari browser.
Earlier, data showed U.S.
Macy's M.N shares soared 21% after the department store operator offered evidence that its turnaround plan is producing results. It raised its annual sales and profit forecasts, even amid tariff uncertainty.
With the S&P 500's gain, the index is now up almost 10% so far in 2025.
Here is our final snapshot:
(Noel Randewich)
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