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US equity markets rallied, logging a broad advance in the final hour of the session - Dow rallied +478-points or +1.22%, and is on pace for its best first quarter gain since 2021. Merck & Co rallied +4.96% to be the leading component in the 30-stock index a day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its drug (which will be marketed as Winrevair) to treat a rare, progressive and life-threatening lung condition called pulmonary arterial hypertension.
US equity markets retreated, with investors eyeing key inflation figures on Friday night AEST (29 March) - Dow slipped -31-points or -0.08%. Boeing Co fell 2.04% as credit rating agency Moody’s said it was considering downgrading some of the jet maker’s debt. Johnson & Johnson added +0.35% amid reports it was in talks to acquire medical device maker Shockwave Medical Inc (+10.04%). Visa Inc slipped -0.22% as it agreed to lower swipe fees to settle a legal battle it and peer Mastercard (up +0.16%) have fought with retailers for decades.
US EQUITY MARKETS were MOSTLY WEAKER on Friday (22 March) but capped their biggest weekly advance in three months - DOW FELL -305-POINTS or -0.77%. NIKE INC sank -6.90% after the world's largest sportswear maker warned that its revenue in the first half of fiscal 2025 would shrink by a low-single-digit percentage, as it scales back on franchises to save costs. However, FEDEX CORP rallied +7.35% after the economic bellwether RAISED ITS 2024 GUIDANCE AND SAID IT WOULD CONTINUE TO CUT COSTS AND TRIM ITS SPENDING FOR THE YEAR after the close of the previous session.
The benchmark US equity indices rallied to fresh all-time highs after the Federal Reserve signaled that it remains on track to lower interest rates three times this year - Dow rallied +401-points or +1.03% to 39,512.13. Boeing Co gained +3.67% to be the leading performer in the 30-stock index, while American Express Co (+2.81%) and 3M Co (+2.65%) climbed over >2.5%.
US equity markets advanced as investors eyed the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s latest two-day monetary policy meeting tomorrow morning AEST (21 March) - Dow rallied +320-points or +0.83%, booking its largest one-day point and percentage gains since 22 February. Home Depot Inc (up +2.02%) was the leading performed in the 30-stock index.
US equity markets advanced despite Treasury yields hitting three week highs ahead of a busy week of key global central bank meetings - Dow added +76-points or +0.20%, with Salesforce Inc (up +2.1%) and Walt Disney Co (+1.7%) rising over >1.5 to be the leading performers in the 30-stock index.
US equity markets retreated on Friday (15 March), with mega capitalisation technology names a key drag and with investors eyeing key central bank meetings this week - Dow fell-191-points or -0.49%, with Salesforce Inc (down -2.96%) and Amazon.com Inc (-2.42%) leading losses in the 30-stock index. Microsoft Corp fell -2.07% a day after closing at a record high. McDonald’s Corp fell -0.92% after reporting system outages worldwide that caused the temporary closure of some restaurants.
US equity markets retreated as stronger-than-expected producer prices undermined an early rally, and with some major chipmakers recording fresh declines - Dow eased -138-points or -0.35%, with Amgen Inc (down -1.61%), Honeywell International (-1.69%), International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (-1.66%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co (-1.78%) all falling over >1.5%.
US equity markets mostly weaker amid selling of chipmakers and ahead of wholesale inflation data tonight AEST - Dow added +38-points or +0.10%, paring an earlier rally of almost +200-points. Intel Corp dropped -4.44% after Bloomberg reported that the Pentagon had pulled out of a plan to spend as much as US$2.5B on a chip grant to the company. McDonald’s Corp -3.89% after the chief financial officer (CFO) said the fast-food giant's international sales could fall sequentially in the current quarter, pressured by the conflict in the Middle East and demand weakness in China.
US equity markets rallied despite mildly hotter-than-expected inflation figures - Dow rose +236-points or +0.61%. International Business Machines (IBM) Corp rose +3.16% following reports that it had notified employees in its marketing and communications division that it’s making cuts, becoming the latest large technology company to trim its payroll. Last year, IBM Chief Executive Arvind Krishna said the company was “massively upskilling all of our employees on AI [artificial intelligence]” as it replaces nearly 8,000 jobs with AI. 3M Co (up +4.97%), Microsoft Corp (+2.66%), Amazon.com Inc (1.99%) and Walmart Inc (+1.24%) also traded strongly.
US equity markets opened the new trading week mixed amid subdued trading ahead of key inflation figures tonight AEST - Dow added +47-points or +0.10%. Boeing Co fell -3.02% after The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the Boeing 737 MAX jet that experienced a blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight in early January.
US equity markets retreated but not before both the S&P500 and Nasdaq touched fresh intra-day record peaks - Dow eased -68-points or -0.18%. Apple Inc rose +1.02%, snapping a seven session losing streak (its longest losing streak since early 2022). Meanwhile, the Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the Boeing Co (down -2.24%) jetliner blowout that left a gaping hole on an Alaska Air Group Inc (-1.85%) plane on 5 January, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday (10 March).
US equity markets rallied, lifting both the S&P500 and Nasdaq back to record highs - Dow rose +130-points or +0.34%.
US equity markets advanced but trimmed gains in the closing hour of trading as investors digested Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s first day of congressional testimony - Dow added +76-points or +0.20%.
Technology stocks led declines on US equity markets overnight, with investors also eyeing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony tonight AEST and labour market data later in the week - Dow fell -405-points or -1.04%. Apple fell -2.84% after a report by Counterpoint Research reported that the company sold 24% fewer iPhones in in China in the first six weeks of 2024 versus a year earlier. Overall smartphone sales declined 7% in the period, though sales for rival firm Huawei jumped 64%, according to the report. Apple is still rapidly losing market share in China, a country that also serves as a manufacturing base for the company, after Beijing last year banned government officials from using Apple phones. In another sign of weakness, Foxconn (or Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd), the Taiwanese company that assembles iPhones for Apple, said on Tuesday (5 March) that February sales fell -12% from a year earlier. Meanwhile, Intel Corp (down -5.37%) and Salesforce Inc (-5.05%) both declined over >5% to be the worst performers in the 30-stock index.
The US equity market rally stalled overnight, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq retreating from record highs - Dow eased -98-points or -0.25%. Apple Inc fell -2.54% after the European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, hit the company with a €1.8B antitrust fine for abusing its dominant position in the market for the distribution of music streaming apps. Separately, the Federal Aviation Administration said its audit of 737 Max manufacturing at airplane-maker Boeing Co (up +0.27) and its key supplier turned up “multiple instances” of them failing to make sure manufacturing met quality standards.
US equity markets opened March with a bang, with both the S&P500 and Nasdaq logging fresh record highs - Dow added +91-points or +0.23%. Boeing Co fell -1.83% after confirming it is in “preliminary” talks to acquire Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc (+15.31%), the troubled fuselage supplier it spun off nearly 20 years ago, as the plane maker faces pressure to improve its safety record. Boeing said it believed that the “reintegration” of Spirit “would further strengthen aviation safety, improve quality and serve the interests of our customers, employees, and shareholders”.
US equity markets closed out the month with modest gains as investors digested the latest inflation data, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq recording record closing highs - Dow edged +15-points or +0.04%.
US equity markets weaker ahead of key inflation figures tonight - Dow slipped -23-points or -0.06%. UnitedHealth Group Inc (down -2.95%) led losses on the 30-stock index, while Intel Corp (-1.73%) and Alphabet Inc (-1.91%).
US equity markets mostly firmer as investors digested the latest round of corporate earnings releases and eye gross domestic product (GDP) figures tonight AEST and inflation figures on Thursday night AEST (29 February) - Dow fell -97-points or -0.25%. UnitedHealth Group Inc (down -2.27%) after the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the Justice Department has launched an antitrust investigation into the health-insurance giant. Antitrust investigators have asked how UnitedHealth’s acquisitions of doctor groups might affect competitors and consumers, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the meetings.
US equity markets settled with modest declines following the recent Nvidia Corp (up +0.35%) fuelled rally, with traders eyeing gross domestic product (GDP) and inflation data later in the week - Dow eased -62-points or -0.16% to 39,069.23 after logging its 14th record close of 2024 last Friday (23 February). Amazon.com Inc (down -0.15%) joined the 30-stock index overnight, replacing Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (-3.41%). The Dow’s holdings are weighted according to stock price, not market capitalisation. Chevron Corp (down -0.14%) warned that its $53B acquisition of Hess Corp (fell over >4% in extended trading after rising +0.57% in the regular session) could be thwarted by rival oil groups ExxonMobil Corp (+0.39%) and China National Offshore Oil Corporation, which are asserting their right to pre-empt its purchase of a stake in a massive oil project off the coast of Guyana.
The Dow and S&P500 eked out fresh record highs on Friday (26 February) - Dow added +62-points or +0.16% to a fresh record losing high of 39,131.53. Amazon.com Inc (up +0.23%) will replace Walgreens Boots Alliance (up +0.74%) as one of the 30 members of the Dow before the start of trading tonight AEST.
A bumper fourth quarter earnings release from Nvidia Corp after the close of the previous session drove a strong rally on US equity markets and global markets more broadly - Dow rose +457-points or +1.18% to a fresh record closing high of 39,069.11, pushing above >39,000 for the first time. Salesforce Inc (up +3.56%), Visa Inc (+2.53%), International Business Machines Corp (+2.51%) and Microsoft Corp (+2.35%) all climbed over >2%, with just seven stocks closing in the red in the 30-stock index.
US equity markets settled mostly firmer, paring losses in the final hour of trading as investors digested minutes from the Federal Reserve’s late-January monetary policy meeting and awaited technology titan Nvidia Corp’s fourth quarter result - Dow edged +48-points or +0.13% higher.
US equity markets resumed trading following the Presidents’ Day holiday on the backfoot - Dow slipped -64-points or -0.17%. Caterpillar Inc fell -2.54% to be the worst performer in the 30-stock index.
The Financial Times (FT) and Bloomberg News reported Sunday (18 February) that European Commission antitrust regulators are preparing to impose an ~ €500M fine against Apple, after finding that it created an anticompetitive environment by failing to inform iPhone users that cheaper, alternative music-streaming apps were available outside its App Store. The investigation was sparked by a complaint that Spotify SA filed in 2019. The FT reported the fine is expected to be announced in early March.
US equity markets retreated on Friday (16 February) after another hotter-than-expected inflation reading undermined the case for interest rate cuts - Dow fell -145-points or -0.37%. Nike Inc fell -2.4% after the company announced 1,700 job cuts as part of a plan to cut costs.
US equity markets climbed, with investors looking past some mixed economic data - Dow rallied +349-points or +0.91%. Chevron Corp rallied +3.4% to be the leading component in the 30-stock index, with a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealing that Berkshire Hathaway lifted its stake in the oil giant to more than >US$18B.
US equity markets rebounded, recovering from sharp declines recorded in the previous session following a hotter-than-expected consumer price inflation figures - Dow rallied +151-points or +0.40%, with Salesforce Inc (up +2.85%) and Intel Corp (+2.39%) leading the upside.
