Major US stock indexes have risen markedly, because Fed made it clear that it could reduce interest rates as early as next month to counter the growing global and domestic economic risks.
Many market participants interpreted the tone of the last Fed statement as more “dovish” than expected. According to the CME FedWatch tool, traders now estimate the likelihood of Fed monetary policy easing next month at 100%.
In addition, support to the market continued to provide expectations of progress in the trade dispute between the US and China. As the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced on Thursday, senior representatives of the two largest economies in the world will resume trade negotiations in accordance with the wishes of their leaders, but China hopes that the United States will create the necessary conditions for dialogue.
Energy stocks also supported the market, as WTI oil jumped almost 6% amid reports that Iran shot down a US military drone in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz. Trump wrote on Twitter that Iran made a big mistake by knocking down a drone.
Most of the components of DOW finished trading in positive territory (26 out of 30). The growth leader was United Technologies Corp. (UTX; + 2.69%). The outsider was Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK; -0.71%).
Almost all sectors of the S & P recorded an increase. Raw materials grew the most (+ 1.9%). Only the conglomerate sector decreased (-0.6%).
At the time of closing:
Dow 26,753.17 +249.17 +0.94%
S & P 500 2,954.18 +27.72 +0.95%
Nasdaq 100 8,051.34 +64.02 +0.80%
U.S. stock-index futures surged on Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated that it was ready to cut interest rates as soon as next month to battle growing global and domestic economic risks.
Global Stocks:
Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
Nikkei | 21,462.86 | +128.99 | +0.60% |
Hang Seng | 28,550.43 | +348.29 | +1.23% |
Shanghai | 2,987.12 | +69.32 | +2.38% |
S&P/ASX | 6,687.40 | +39.30 | +0.59% |
FTSE | 7,457.53 | +53.99 | +0.73% |
CAC | 5,552.44 | +33.99 | +0.62% |
DAX | 12,410.43 | +101.90 | +0.83% |
Crude oil | $56.23 | +4.19% | |
Gold | $1,386.50 | +2.80% |
(company / ticker / price / change ($/%) / volume)
3M Co | MMM | 172.7 | 1.95(1.14%) | 3689 |
ALCOA INC. | AA | 22.9 | 0.50(2.23%) | 3251 |
ALTRIA GROUP INC. | MO | 50.18 | 0.28(0.56%) | 1977 |
Amazon.com Inc., NASDAQ | AMZN | 1,935.00 | 26.21(1.37%) | 79577 |
American Express Co | AXP | 125.14 | 0.46(0.37%) | 1104 |
Apple Inc. | AAPL | 200.7 | 2.83(1.43%) | 194952 |
AT&T Inc | T | 32.62 | 0.21(0.65%) | 33021 |
Boeing Co | BA | 372.6 | 4.04(1.10%) | 23551 |
Caterpillar Inc | CAT | 132.8 | 2.19(1.68%) | 6169 |
Chevron Corp | CVX | 123.7 | 0.81(0.66%) | 11565 |
Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 57.5 | 1.37(2.44%) | 52649 |
Citigroup Inc., NYSE | C | 68.09 | 0.50(0.74%) | 25611 |
Deere & Company, NYSE | DE | 162.25 | 2.31(1.44%) | 3495 |
Exxon Mobil Corp | XOM | 76.27 | 0.95(1.26%) | 3850 |
Facebook, Inc. | FB | 190.91 | 3.43(1.83%) | 237946 |
Ford Motor Co. | F | 10.12 | 0.08(0.80%) | 172068 |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., NYSE | FCX | 11.5 | 0.31(2.77%) | 48425 |
General Electric Co | GE | 10.49 | 0.15(1.45%) | 218326 |
General Motors Company, NYSE | GM | 37.24 | 0.46(1.25%) | 5804 |
Goldman Sachs | GS | 196.7 | 1.06(0.54%) | 4107 |
Google Inc. | GOOG | 1,116.00 | 13.67(1.24%) | 11883 |
Home Depot Inc | HD | 209.77 | 1.83(0.88%) | 2096 |
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | HON | 176.53 | 1.12(0.64%) | 1493 |
Intel Corp | INTC | 48 | 0.93(1.98%) | 33044 |
International Business Machines Co... | IBM | 138.11 | 1.03(0.75%) | 3189 |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 140.98 | 0.53(0.38%) | 935 |
JPMorgan Chase and Co | JPM | 110.66 | 0.75(0.68%) | 19924 |
McDonald's Corp | MCD | 205.5 | 0.95(0.46%) | 2985 |
Merck & Co Inc | MRK | 86.4 | 1.04(1.22%) | 9031 |
Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 137.65 | 1.96(1.44%) | 106771 |
Nike | NKE | 84.56 | 1.01(1.21%) | 1668 |
Pfizer Inc | PFE | 43.64 | 0.14(0.32%) | 9124 |
Procter & Gamble Co | PG | 111 | 0.58(0.53%) | 2153 |
Starbucks Corporation, NASDAQ | SBUX | 84.5 | 0.69(0.82%) | 6849 |
Tesla Motors, Inc., NASDAQ | TSLA | 223.61 | -2.82(-1.25%) | 302480 |
The Coca-Cola Co | KO | 51.32 | 0.20(0.39%) | 2998 |
Twitter, Inc., NYSE | TWTR | 36.55 | 0.26(0.72%) | 191913 |
United Technologies Corp | UTX | 128.54 | 1.78(1.40%) | 2208 |
UnitedHealth Group Inc | UNH | 252 | 1.81(0.72%) | 1497 |
Verizon Communications Inc | VZ | 58 | 0.37(0.64%) | 1709 |
Visa | V | 172.98 | 2.29(1.34%) | 9584 |
Wal-Mart Stores Inc | WMT | 109.92 | 0.30(0.27%) | 9041 |
Walt Disney Co | DIS | 142.25 | 1.33(0.94%) | 18948 |
Yandex N.V., NASDAQ | YNDX | 39.99 | 1.00(2.56%) | 15165 |
Apple (AAPL) initiated with a Hold at Deutsche Bank; target $205
HP (HPQ) initiated with a Hold at Deutsche Bank; target $20
Apple (AAPL) target raised to $240 from $210 at Cascend Securities
Tesla (TSLA) target lowered to $158 from $200 at Goldman
FedEx (FDX) target lowered to $228 from $230 at Cowen
Index | Change, points | Closed | Change, % |
---|---|---|---|
NIKKEI 225 | 361.16 | 21333.87 | 1.72 |
Hang Seng | 703.37 | 28202.14 | 2.56 |
KOSPI | 26.07 | 2124.78 | 1.24 |
ASX 200 | 78.1 | 6648.1 | 1.19 |
FTSE 100 | -39.5 | 7403.54 | -0.53 |
DAX | -23.22 | 12308.53 | -0.19 |
Dow Jones | 38.46 | 26504 | 0.15 |
S&P 500 | 8.71 | 2926.46 | 0.3 |
NASDAQ Composite | 33.44 | 7987.32 | 0.42 |
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