U.S. Stocks Shrug Off Latest Tariff Threats, Close Mostly Higher
10 Fevereiro 2025 - 6:44PM
IH Market News
After moving mostly higher early in the session, stocks continue
to turn in a strong performance throughout the trading day on
Monday. With the upward move, the major averages partly offset the
steep losses posted last Friday.
The major averages moved roughly sideways in afternoon trading,
hovering in positive territory. The Nasdaq jumped 190.87 points or
1.0 percent to 19,714.27, the S&P 500 (SPI:SP500) climbed 40.45
points or 0.7 percent to 6,066.44 and the Dow rose 167.01 points or
0.4 percent to 44,470.41.
The rebound on Wall Street may partly have reflected bargain
hunting, as traders picked up stocks at somewhat reduced levels
following the sharp pullback seen last Friday.
While Friday’s slump partly reflected new tariff threats from
President Donald Trump, traders largely shrugged off his latest
threat to impose a 25 percent tariff on all steel and aluminum
imports into the U.S.
The latest tariff threat comes after Trump said last Friday he
plans to announce reciprocal tariffs on many countries this week,
with the U.S. imposing tariffs on imports equal to the rates
imposed on American exports.
“Perhaps investors have decided not to react every time Donald
Trump yanks the steering wheel in another direction for fear of
getting whiplash, or perhaps they’ve simply remembered how to
operate in a world where volatility is baked in,” said AJ Bell head
of financial analysis Danni Hewson.
Meanwhile, amid a light day on the U.S. economic front, traders
were also looking ahead to the release of several key reports in
the coming days.
Reports on consumer and producer inflation are likely to be in
focus, while reports on retail sales and industrial production may
also attract attention.
Traders are also likely to keep a close eye on congressional
testimony by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, looking for clues
about the outlook for interest rates.
Sector News
Computer hardware stocks moved sharply higher over the course of
the session, driving the NYSE Arca Computer Hardware Index up by
4.6 percent to its best closing level in almost seven months.
Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) helped lead the sector
higher, soaring by 17.6 percent ahead of fiscal second quarter
business update after the close of trading on Tuesday.
Steel stocks also saw significant strength in reaction to
Trump’s tariff threat, resulting in a 3.3 percent surge by the NYSE
Arca Steel Index.
Gold stocks also saw substantial strength amid a sharp increase
by the price of the precious metal, with the NYSE Arca Gold Bugs
Index surging by 2.8 percent.
Oil producer, telecom and natural gas stocks also saw
considerable strength on the day, while financial and biotechnology
stocks bucked the uptrend.
Other Markets
In overseas trading, stock markets across the Asia-Pacific
region turned in a mixed performance on Monday. Hong Kong’s Hang
Seng Index jumped by 1.8 percent and China’s Shanghai Composite
Index climbed by 0.6 percent, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200
Index fell by 0.3 percent.
Meanwhile, the major European markets all moved to the upside on
the day. While the U.K.’s FTSE 100 Index advanced by 0.8 percent,
the German DAX Index increased by 0.6 percent and the French CAC 40
Index rose by 0.4 percent.
In the bond market, treasuries gave back ground after an early
upward move, ending the day roughly flat. Subsequently, the yield
on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price,
crept up by less than a basis point to 493 percent after hitting a
low of 4.458 percent.
Looking Ahead
Amid another quiet day in terms of U.S. economic data, trading
on Tuesday may be impacted by reaction to Powell’s testimony before
the Senate Banking Committee.
SOURCE: RTTNEWS
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