Dow fates rise, broadening Monday’s 300-point rally
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- March 9, 2021
Dow fates were higher early Tuesday morning putting the index on track to expand its rally from the regular session overnight.
Dow prospects rose around 103 points, or 0.32%. S&P 500 fates acquired 0.41% and Nasdaq 100 prospects rose 0.62%.
On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average revitalized in excess of 300 points on investor optimism about the economic rebound from the pandemic. At its session high, the 30-stock average jumped 650 points to hit an intraday record.
The bullishness was fueled in part by the Senate’s passing of a $1.9 trillion economic relief and stimulus bill on Saturday, which is set to incorporate another round of stimulus checks. Banks, airlines, cruise lines and retailers all rose on any expectations of a sharp economic bounce back.
Also, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that individuals who’ve been completely vaccinated against Covid-19 can meet securely indoors without masks. The declaration came after the U.S. arrived at 3 million vaccinationsthroughout the weekend.
Technology stocks, in the interim, proceeded with their new shortcoming as the Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.4%. The tech-heavy benchmark shut over 10% below its Feb.12 shutting high, falling into correction region.
The S&P 500 additionally finished the day down about 0.5%, dragged down by shares of Tesla, PayPal, Etsy and Advanced Micro Devices.
The high-growth names have been constrained by increasing interest rates lately. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield remained around 1.6% on Monday. Notwithstanding, hedge fund manager David Tepper said the new sharp ascent in rates is likely finished and it’s difficult to be bearish on stocks at the present time.
Monday’s “initial rally was due primarily to news over the weekend that President Biden’s relief package had passed,” Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at the Leuthold Group, told CNBC. “Ultimately, however, equity investors are currently obsessed with bond yields keeping the Nasdaq and S&P 500 technology sector under pressure all day. Since the 10-year bond yield failed to pull back from the 1.6% level near the close today, eventually pressure on technology stocks intensified going into the close.”
“Nonetheless, most of the stock market had a nice day as small caps stocks and several reopening sectors posted healthy gains,” added Paulsen.
The small-cap benchmark Russell 2000 acquired about 0.5% on Monday.