Dow jumps 500 points, Nasdaq over 2%
10-year Treasury yield hovers at 2.9% – highest since 2018
U.S. stocks picked up momentum in the final hour of trading Tuesday as investors digested a fresh round of earnings, rising bond yields and a downgrade to global growth estimates by the International Monetary Fund, which cited inflation and Ukraine as worsening headwinds.
Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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I:DJI | DOW JONES AVERAGES | 44296.51 | +426.16 | +0.97% |
SP500 | S&P 500 | 5969.34 | +20.63 | +0.35% |
I:COMP | NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX | 19003.651134 | +31.23 | +0.16% |
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tacked on just about 500 points or 1.5%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose 1.6% and 2.1%, respectively.
Consumer discretionary and large-cap tech led the gains even as the 10-year yield rose to its highest level since 2018, at 2.9%. Energy stocks slipped as oil dipped down to the $102 per barrel level.
Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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XLY | CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY SELECT SECTOR SPDR ETF | 218.10 | +3.13 | +1.46% |
QQQ | INVESCO QQQ TRUST - USD DIS | 505.79 | +0.81 | +0.16% |
XLE | ENERGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR ETF | 97.26 | +0.12 | +0.12% |
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In earnings, Johnson & Johnson reported earnings per share of $2.67, beating the $2.56 per share Refinitiv estimate. It announced it is suspending its COVID-19 vaccine sales guidance due to global supply surplus and demand uncertainty.
Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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JNJ | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 155.15 | -0.34 | -0.22% |
MRNA | MODERNA INC. | 41.11 | +2.86 | +7.48% |
Separately, Moderna reported its "COVID-19 booster platform" was effective in trials.
Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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TWTR | NO DATA AVAILABLE | - | - | - |
Investors continue to eye Twitter after The Wall Street Journal reported that private equity firm Apollo Global may be eyeing a bid. This follow's the company's plan to make it more difficult for someone to take over the company after Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered $43 billion for the social media giant.
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Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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NFLX | NETFLIX INC. | 897.79 | +0.31 | +0.03% |
In the afternoon, the spotlight will turn to Netflix when the streaming giant becomes the first of the big-cap consumer/tech titans to post January-March results.
Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv expect earnings-per-share to slip 23% from a year ago to $2.89 on a 10.7% jump in revenue to $7.93 billion. Analysts are predicting 2.5 million new subscribers for the March quarter, matching Netflix’s own forecast and down 37% from 3.98 million in the previous year's first quarter.
In addition, watch for numbers from Dow member and computer services company IBM on Tuesday after the close of trading.
Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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IBM | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. | 222.98 | +0.66 | +0.30% |
In other commodities, gold settled at $1,955.70 an ounce.
Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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GLD | SPDR GOLD SHARES TRUST - USD ACC | 249.85 | +3.22 | +1.31% |
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.