Shares of power producers fell as traders rotated out of defensive sectors and back into the high-risk technology group.

Treasury yields remained elevated amid mixed signals on the outlook for the economy and the war in the Middle East.

New weekly jobless claims fell 2,000 to 215,000 in the latest tally from the Labor Department.

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