Katherine Sullivan

The Dow Jones Industrial Average led the major indexes, rising over 1%.

The Nasdaq was up 0.6%, and the S&P 500 was up 0.5%.

Treasury yields climbed after a report showing factory activity in the U.S.

unexpectedly expanded in January.

Gold and silver prices remained volatile, while oil prices retreated on news of negotiations with Iran.

Among individual companies, Oracle shares dropped nearly 3 percent.

The company announced a $50 billion funding plan to build out its artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Disney stock dropped over 7%.

Executives warned that fewer international visitors are traveling to the entertainment company's domestic theme parks.

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Here's your Closing Bell Brief for Thursday, January 29th.

I'm Katherine Sullivan for The Wall Street Journal.

U.S.

stocks finished the day with mixed results today.

The Nasdaq fell more than 1% in trading following a tech sell-off, before bouncing back slightly to close down 0.7%.

The S&P 500 was down a tenth, while the Dow was up a tenth.

Gold prices finished up 0.3% at a new record.

Oil prices also rose as the United States weighed new strikes on Iran.