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Here's your closing bell brief for Wednesday, July 2nd. I'm Mariana Aspuru for the Wall Street Journal.

U.S. stocks were mixed today, but the SMP and NASDAQ reached fresh records. The Dow Jones Industrial

average dropped 10.5 points to close at 44,484. The SMP 500 was up 29 points, and the NASDAQ advanced 190 points. As President Trump's

tax and spending bill returned to the House after squeaking through the Senate, investors are

keeping an eye on how the budget bill would affect government deficits. Among individual companies,

shares of the health care company, Centine, tumbled 40% after it said

earnings will fall well short of expectations. It also withdrew financial guidance for 2025.

Nike and Lulu Lemon Athletica saw their shares jump after President Trump said he reached a trade deal with Vietnam,

where both companies have bet big on producing goods.

Nike stock ended up more than 4% and Lulu Lemon added half a percent.

And Constellation Brands, the brewer of Modelo, said it expects Trump's new tariffs to increase costs by $20 million this fiscal year,

and it reported a 6%

drop in sales in the last quarter. But it cited, quote, non-structural socioeconomic factors

behind the sales drop. Shares ended up 4.5%. We'll have a lot more coverage of the day's

news on the WSJ's What's News podcast. You can add it to your playlist on your

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