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Megacap technology-related growth stocks dipped, with Alphabet (GOOGL.O) and Tesla (TSLA.O) falling, as investors fretted that interest rates could stay higher for longer. The tech-heavy Nasdaq (.IXIC) posted the biggest weekly decline of the three major indices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) rose 34.29 points, or 0.10%, to 34,510.38. The S&P 500 energy index (.SPNY) rose, with Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) among leading gainers. Shares of cryptocurrency firm Coinbase Global (COIN.O) fell and Riot Platform (RIOT.O) tumbled as bitcoin hit a two-month low.

Persons: Jason Reed, Estee Lauder, Jerome Powell, Nvidia's, Michael Reynolds, Amruta Khandekar, Saeed Azhar, Maju Samuel, David Gregorio Our Organizations: U.S . Federal, REUTERS, Federal, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Dow Jones, Walmart, Exxon Mobil, Treasury, Thursday, Hawaiian, Coinbase, Thomson Locations: Washington, Bengaluru, New York

The rally in the chipmaker's stock pushed the information technology index (.SPLRCT) 1.85% higher, making it the strongest of 11 S&P 500 sector indexes. The S&P 500 climbed 0.58% to end the session at 4,489.72 points. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 19, 2023. Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones within the S&P 500 (.AD.SPX) by a 1.1-to-one ratio. The S&P 500 posted 8 new highs and 11 new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 50 new highs and 192 new lows.

Persons: Tesla, Morgan Stanley, Jay Hatfield, Brendan McDermid, Goldman Sachs, Alex Chriss, Amruta Khandekar, Saeed Azhar, Arun Koyyur, Maju Samuel, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Nvidia, China AMC, Nasdaq, Dow, Chipmaker Micron Technology, Dow Jones, Infrastructure Capital Advisors, NVIDIA, Walmart, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Traders, Fed, PayPal Holdings, Intuit, AMC Entertainment, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Thomson Locations: China, New York, New York City, U.S, Delaware, Maui, Lahaina, Bengaluru

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 19, 2023. Nvidia's (NVDA.O) gain pushed the information technology index (.SPLRCT) higher, making it the strongest of 11 S&P 500 sector indexes. Other megacap growth stocks including Alphabet (GOOGL.O), and Amazon.com (AMZN.O) also posted gains, as did chipmaker Micron Technology (MU.O). According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 (.SPX) gained 26.28 points, or 0.59%, to end at 4,490.33 points, while the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) gained 143.81 points, or 1.05%, to 13,788.66. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 fell last week after hotter-than-expected U.S. producer prices data fanned concerns that the Federal Reserve could keep U.S. interest rates higher for longer.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Tesla, Morgan Stanley, Jay Hatfield, Goldman Sachs, Alex Chriss, Amruta Khandekar, Saeed Azhar, Arun Koyyur, Maju Samuel, David Gregorio Our Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, China AMC, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Micron Technology, Dow Jones, Infrastructure Capital Advisors, NVIDIA, Federal Reserve, Walmart, Traders, Fed, PayPal Holdings, Intuit, AMC Entertainment, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, China, New York, Delaware, Maui, Lahaina, Bengaluru

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