Techub News reported that U.S. stocks closed higher on Aug. 7, with all three major indexes posting gains for the session and remaining up for the month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.28% and was up 1.61% in August, the S&P 500 rose 0.62% with a monthly gain of 2.07%, and the Nasdaq climbed 1.30%, bringing its August gain to 3.00%. Precious metals-linked names also moved sharply higher, with SPDR Gold Shares, iShares Silver Trust, Barrick Gold, First Majestic Silver, VanEck Gold Miners ETF, Newmont, and Coeur Mining all advancing. Crypto-related stocks were mixed but leaned lower overall. Cipher Mining, MARA Holdings, CleanSpark, Riot Platforms, and Hut 8 ended down, while Bit Brother, Bitmine, Strategy, Circle, and Coinbase closed in positive territory.

U.S. stocks finished broadly higher, with all three major indexes posting gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.71%, the S&P 500 added 1.79%, and the Nasdaq climbed 2.59%. Each index was also up by the same percentage for August on a cumulative basis, according to the update. Precious metals names outperformed during the session. The VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) gained 2.43%, Newmont (NEM) rose 2.48%, and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) advanced 2.63%. Among individual mining stocks, Coeur Mining (CDE) increased 4.24%, while First Majestic Silver (AG) climbed 5.09%. Crypto-related equities turned in a mixed performance. Cipher Mining (CIFR) dropped 15.65%, Hut 8 (HUT) fell 9.74%, and CleanSpark (CLSK) lost 3.28%. MARA Holdings (MARA) finished flat. On the upside, Riot Platforms (RIOT) gained 0.65%, Bit Brother (BTBT) rose 2.17%, Coinbase (COIN) added 2.89%, Strategy (MSTR) climbed 2.94%, Bitmine (BMNR) rose 3.76%, and Circle (CRCL) advanced 4.96%.

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U.S. stocks ended the session lower, with all three major indexes in the red and the Nasdaq posting the sharpest decline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.97% and was down 1.13% for July, while the S&P 500 lost 1.21% on the day and 1.00% for the month. The Nasdaq dropped 2.15%, bringing its July decline to 3.47%. Gold- and silver-linked names also sold off broadly. First Majestic Silver (AG) fell 4.94%, Coeur Mining (CDE) lost 3.76%, the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) dropped 3.47%, VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) fell 2.19%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) declined 2.00%, and Barrick Gold (GOLD) slipped 1.72%. Crypto-related stocks showed mixed performance. Hut 8 (HUT), Cipher Mining (CIFR), MARA Holdings (MARA), Riot Platforms (RIOT), and CleanSpark (CLSK) all advanced. On the losing side, Strategy (MSTR), Bitmine (BMNR), Circle (CRCL), Bit Brother (BTBT), and Coinbase (COIN) finished lower.

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