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Microsoft surge lifts stocks as yen rebounds, gold climbs

7/31/2026

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Microsoft shares rose 15.5%, adding $450 billion in market value and lifting U.S. stocks.
30-year Treasury yields rose to 5.2444%.
The yen appreciated 2.53% to 159.34 per dollar amid speculation of intervention after reaching a 40-year low.
Spot gold rose 1.11% to $4,110.19 per ounce as the dollar index fell 0.84% to 99.94.
Oil prices settled lower after a session tied to renewed U.S.–Iran fighting.

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Story summary

Microsoft shares rose 15.5%, adding $450 billion in market value and lifting U.S. stocks.
30-year Treasury yields rose to 5.2444%.
The yen appreciated 2.53% to 159.34 per dollar amid speculation of intervention after reaching a 40-year low.
Spot gold rose 1.11% to $4,110.19 per ounce as the dollar index fell 0.84% to 99.94.
Oil prices settled lower after a session tied to renewed U.S.–Iran fighting.