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US stock indices closed the first half of the year at record highs, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising by 116.17 points to 52,298.91. The S&P 500 gained 0.75% to 7,498.38, and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.45% to 26,194.76. Tech stocks like Nvidia, AMD, and Intel saw significant gains, with the VanEck Semiconductor ETF rising 3% on the day, leading to over 81% gains in H1 2026.