US stocks rise to a record on expectations companies will make even fatter profits
- On Tuesday, the S&P 500 climbed 0.7% to surpass its August record, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6% and the Nasdaq composite reached an all-time high.
- Analysts expect S&P 500 companies to deliver nearly 30% growth in earnings per share from a year earlier, according to FactSet, marking a third straight quarter of growth exceeding 25%.
- Constellation Energy jumped 11.7% after announcing a long-term deal to supply Google with electricity, while Lamb Weston rallied 8.2% after beating quarterly profit projections.
- Yields on the 10-year Treasury eased to 5.26% from 5.31% late Monday, and Brent crude oil settled at $100.58, helping ease inflation pressure on markets.
- Despite inflation and bond yield concerns, strategists at Barclays Capital say rising earnings help investors "win the tug-of-war against yields" and sustain market gains.
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The New York Stock Exchange closed with gains. The S&P 500 index broke the 7,800-point barrier for the first time, while the Nasdaq index also set a record, against the backdrop of falling US government bond yields and stabilizing oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 253.38 points (+0.49%), at 51,521.28 points. The Nasdaq index, dominated by technology stocks, closed up 122.48 points (+0.45%), at 27,599.79 points. The broader S…
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Wall Street closes with profits, driven by moderation in bond yields and the rise of major technology.Nasdaq and S&P 500 set new records, while investors await the business performance season.
The Nasdaq index (+0.45%) and the expanded S&P 500 index (+0.58%) both recorded new closing records, reaching 27.599.79 points and 7.818.93 points respectively. The Dow Jones won 0.49%. After several days of continuous rise, a relative lull in the bond market supports Wall Street today, explains to CFRA analyst AFP Sam Stovall. "We have the feeling" that the rise in the rates of the last few days was "primarily a panic movement, which now seems …
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S&P 500, Nasdaq Close at Records as Oil Stabilizes and Treasury Yields Retreat
U.S. stocks climbed Tuesday, sending the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite to record closing highs as easing Treasury yields, steadier oil prices and continued enthusiasm ... The post S&P 500, Nasdaq Close at Records as Oil Stabilizes and Treasury Yields Retreat first appeared on [your]NEWS.
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