Equity Alert
US indices end mixed Mon; NASDAQ, S&P 500 hit new highs
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Equity Alert: Indices on Wall Street mixed; NASDAQ, S&P 500 hit new highs
MUMBAI--0735 IST--The S&P 500 and the NASDAQ Composite notched fresh highs intraday Monday even though gains were relatively modest. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed with slight losses. Worries over peace talks between the US and Iran coming to a standstill weighed on market sentiment. Shipments through the Strait of Hormuz are still constrained, and Brent Crude oil futures hovered around $108 per barrel.
On Monday, shares of Intel Corp., Nvidia Corp., Alphabet Inc., and US Energy Corp. supported the NASDAQ. Organon & Co. closed 17% higher after Sun Pharmaceutical Industries confirmed it will acquire the US company in a $11.75-billion deal. "The market is just trying to deal with the rally that's been going on and digest the latest all-time highs that we've made on the indices," Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth told Reuters.
Many of the magnificent seven stocks will be reporting their earnings for the quarter ended March, and they will be among the major triggers on Wall Street this week. Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta Platforms are set to post their earnings for the quarter gone by on Wednesday while Apple will release its earnings on Thursday. Further, 139 companies in the S&P 500 reported their first-quarter results. Of those, 81% have beaten estimates, Reuters said.
In other news, the Federal Open Market Committee's decision on interest rates is due Wednesday and the committee is expected to maintain a status quo. This could be the current chair Jerome Powell's final meeting as he may retire in May. Investors will keep an eye out for the US Federal Reserve's commentary.
Following are the closing levels of US indices on Monday:
|
US Indices |
Levels |
Change in % |
|
Dow Jones Industrial Average |
49167.79 |
(-)0.13 |
|
NASDAQ Composite |
24887.10 |
0.20 |
|
S&P 500 |
7173.91 |
0.12 |
(Ruchira Kagita)
US$1 = INR 94.19
IST, or Indian Standard Time, is five-and-a-half hours ahead of GMT
Edited by Vandana Hingorani
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