Dow jumps 500 points, Nasdaq over 2%
10-year Treasury yield hovers at 2.9% – highest since 2018
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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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I:DJI | DOW JONES AVERAGES | 41794.6 | -257.59 | -0.61% |
| SP500 | S&P 500 | 5712.69 | -16.11 | -0.28% |
| I:COMP | NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX | 18179.984429 | -59.93 | -0.33% |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLY | CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY SELECT SECTOR SPDR ETF | 199.40 | -0.69 | -0.34% |
| QQQ | INVESCO QQQ TRUST - USD DIS | 486.01 | -1.42 | -0.29% |
| XLE | ENERGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR ETF | 89.57 | +1.54 | +1.75% |
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U.S. stocks were slightly higher as the flood of financial earnings will continue, with Dow members Travelers, Truist Financial and Fifth Third Bancorp posting results. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP / Associated Press)
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNJ | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 158.24 | -1.89 | -1.18% |
| MRNA | MODERNA INC. | 53.54 | -1.09 | -2.00% |
Separately, Moderna reported its "COVID-19 booster platform" was effective in trials.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFLX | NETFLIX INC. | 755.51 | -0.59 | -0.08% |
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.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. (Getty Images / Getty Images)
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. | 206.38 | -1.88 | -0.90% |
In other commodities, gold settled at $1,955.70 an ounce.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLD | SPDR GOLD SHARES TRUST - USD ACC | 252.83 | +0.36 | +0.14% |
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.