The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite Index was 0.4% higher%. DJIA Leaders and Laggards - 1 DayU.S. government bonds strengthened as oil prices fell. Earlier, Japanese stocks fell 2.3% as the yen continued to strengthen against the dollar, weighing on the country’s exporters. Health-care stocks gained the most in the S&P 500, rising 1.1% to erase their 2016 losses and are now up 0.3% for the year. U.S. crude rose 0.3% to settle at $49.17 a barrel.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 02, 2016 07:39 UTC