Shares of industrial and transportation companies were more or less flat after weak factory data.
Orders for durable goods, designed to last three years or more, rose 0.3% in June, short of economists' expectations.
The Dallas Federal Reserve's gauge of manufacturing activity in Texas ticked up as output growth accelerated and perceptions of broader business activity improved in the Lone Star state.
Rocket Lab received a $266 million U.S. Space Force contract, its largest agreement to date, for up to 18 suborbital launches that will support missile defense capabilities.
German luxury car maker Audi cut its 2026 growth projections as a worsening market in China and escalating tensions in the Middle East weighed on sales.
