Nasdaq, S&P 500 Regain Ground But Dow Closes Modestly Lower
18 Novembro 2024 - 6:41PM
IH Market News
Following the sell-off seen during last Friday’s session, stocks
moved back to the upside during trading on Monday. The Nasdaq and
the S&P 500 regained ground, although the narrower Dow ended
the day modestly lower.
While the Nasdaq climbed 111.69 points or 0.6 percent to
18,791.81 and the S&P 500 (SPI:SP500) rose 23.00 points or 0.4
percent to 5,893.62, the Dow edged down 55.39 points or 0.1 percent
to 43,389.60.
The rebound on Wall Street may partly have reflected bargain
hunting, as traders looked to pick up stocks at somewhat subdued
levels following the steep drop seen last week.
The major averages pulled back well off their record highs last
week amid concerns about the outlook for interest rates along with
worries about the impact of President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed
policies and cabinet nominees.
Buying interest was somewhat subdued, however, as traders looked
ahead to the release of quarterly results from AI darling Nvidia
(NASDAQ:NVDA).
Nvidia, which has recently been a driver of the markets, is
scheduled to release its fiscal third quarter results after the
close of trading on Wednesday.
In U.S. economic news, the National Association of Home Builders
released a report showing homebuilder confidence has improved by
much more than anticipated in the month of November.
The report said the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index
climbed to 46 in November after rising to 43 in October. Economists
had expected the index to inch up to 44.
With the much bigger than expected increase, the housing market
index reached its highest level since hitting 51 in April.
Sector News
Gold stocks moved sharply higher on the day, resulting in a 4.2
percent spike by the NYSE Arca Gold Bugs Index. The rally by gold
stocks comes amid a substantial increase by the price of the
precious metal.
Considerable strength was also visible among computer hardware
stocks, as reflected by the 2.8 percent surge by the NYSE Arca
Computer Hardware Index.
Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) led the sector higher after a
report from Barron’s said the company is expected to file a plan to
avoid being delisted from the Nasdaq.
Natural gas, steel and oil stocks also saw significant strength,
while airline stocks showed a notable move to the downside.
Other Markets
In overseas trading, stock markets across the Asia-Pacific
region turned in a mixed performance during trading on Monday.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index slumped by 1.1 percent, while Hong Kong’s
Hang Seng Index advanced by 0.8 percent.
The major European markets also turned mixed over the course of
the session. While the German DAX Index edged down by 0.1 percent,
the French CAC 40 Index inched up by 0.1 percent and the U.K.’s
FTSE 100 Index climbed by 0.6 percent.
In the bond market, treasuries recovered from early weakness to
end the session modestly higher. As a result, the yield on the
benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price, dipped
1.4 basis points to 4.414 percent after reaching a high of 4.491
percent.
SOURCE: RTTNEWS
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