Stock Market Today, June 22: Alphabet Slips on Key Departure and Defensive Blue Chips Gain
On June 22, 2026, investors rotated into blue chips as easing oil prices and diplomatic progress shaped market sentiment, today.
Stock Market Today, June 22: Alphabet Slips on Key Departure and Defensive Blue Chips Gain
Overview
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) rose 0.29% to 51,712.71 as investors favored defensive blue chip names, while the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) slipped 0.37% to 7,472.79 and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) fell 1.32% to 26,166.60 following a retreat in mega-cap technology stocks.
Gold gained 0.90% to $4,189.13 and the 10-Year Treasury yield gained 0.06% to 4.51% as of U.S. market close. The energy and real estate sectors gained, while industrials and communication stocks each fell over 3%.
Details
Micron Technology rose nearly 7% after news of a deal with Anthropic boosted the stock ahead of its earnings this week. Other memory chip stocks like Sandisk also gained.
Source
Originally published at www.fool.com.
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