U.S. Stocks Pull Back Off Early Highs But Close Mostly Positive
28 Outubro 2024 - 5:40PM
IH Market News
After showing a strong move to the upside early in the session,
stocks gave back ground over the course of the trading day on
Monday but managed to end the day mostly higher. The major averages
all finished the day in positive territory after turning in mixed
performances over the two previous sessions.
The Dow advanced 273.17 points or 0.7 percent to 42,387.57, the
Nasdaq climbed 48.58 points or 0.3 percent to 18,567.19 and the
S&P 500 (SPI:SP500) rose 15.40 points or 0.3 percent to
5,821.52.
The strength on Wall Street comes amid a steep drop by the price
of oil. Oil prices plunged after Israel’s retaliatory attack
against Iran over the weekend did not damage the Islamic republic’s
energy facilities.
Meanwhile, traders were also looking ahead to the release of key
U.S. economic data later in the week.
The monthly jobs report as well as a report on personal income
and spending that includes the Federal Reserve’s preferred
inflation readings are likely to be in the spotlight.
Reports on third quarter GDP, consumer confidence, pending home
sales and manufacturing sector activity may also attract some
attention.
The data could impact the outlook for the economy as well as
expectations regarding how quickly the Fed will lower interest
rates.
Earnings news is also likely to be in focus in the coming days,
with Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Exxon Mobil
(NYSE:XOM), Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), McDonald’s (MCD), Meta Platforms
(META), Microsoft (MSFT) and Pfizer (PFE) among the companies due
to report their quarterly results.
Sector News
Airline stocks saw substantial strength on the day, with the
NYSE Arca Airline Index soaring by 3.0 percent to its best closing
level in over a year.
Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) posted a standout gain after filing a
lawsuit against CrowdStrike (CRWD) over the July outage that led to
thousands of flight cancellations.
Significant was also visible among steel stocks, as reflected by
the 3.0 percent surge by the NYSE Arca Steel Index.
Financial, computer hardware and biotechnology stocks also saw
considerable strength, while energy stocks moved to the downside
along with the price of crude oil.
Other Markets
In overseas trading, stock markets across the Asia-Pacific
region moved mostly higher during trading on Monday. Japan’s Nikkei
225 Index surged by 1.8 percent, while China’s Shanghai Composite
Index climbed by 0.7 percent.
The major European markets also moved to the upside on the day.
While the French CAC 40 Index advanced by 0.8 percent, the U.K.’s
FTSE 100 Index and the German DAX Index rose by 0.5 percent and 0.4
percent, respectively.
In the bond market, treasuries extended the pullback seen in the
previous session. Subsequently, the yield on the benchmark ten-year
note, which moves opposite of its price, climbed 4.6 basis points
to a three-month closing high of 4.278 percent.
Looking Ahead
Trading on Tuesday may be impacted by reaction to the latest
U.S. economic data, including reports on consumer confidence and
job openings.
SOURCE: RTTNEWS
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