![]() "We have had a pretty resilient market in the first half of this year,” said Mona Mahajan, senior investment strategist at Edward Jones. The S&P 500 (.SPX) has posted a positive return in eight consecutive Julys, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index (.NDX) has climbed in July for 15 straight years. Investors betting the upward trend will continue over the next few weeks have recent history on their side. The Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) powered ahead 31.7% for its biggest first-half increase in four decades. ![]() banking crisis to notch a 15.9% gain in the first half. The S&P 500 defied recession fears and a U.S. stocks rally is cruising into a month that has proven strong in recent years, though equities must navigate employment data and an earnings season that could be precarious, with the Federal Reserve bent on raising U.S.
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