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US equity markets advanced despite a fresh rise in Treasury yields , with some solid gains among technology heavyweights – Dow added +91-points or +0.18% , with NVIDIA Corp (up +2.12% to a fresh record closing high of US$238.90 ) and Visa Inc (+2.51%) up over >2%.

US equity markets opened the new month and quarter with modest gains , recovering from earlier losses as Treasury yields retreated from multi-decade highs and investors eyed tonight’s AEST jobs figures   – Dow  inched +21-points or +0.04% higher . Boeing Co (up +3.35%) and Salesforce Inc (+3.1%) rallied over >3%, while International Business Machines (IBM) Corp gained +2.59%. Walt Disney Co (do...

A fresh jump in Treasury yields weighed on US equity markets albeit the major averages settled off their session lows after CNN and Axios reported, citing White House officials, that President Trump was open to providing sanctions relief to Iran on nuclear matters – Dow fell -347-points or -0.67% . Boeing Co dropped -6.91% after the Federal Aviation Administration said it wouldn’t certify the aero...

US equity markets advanced on Friday (25 September) to cap a volatile week of trading – Dow gained +479-points or +0.93% . Microsoft Corporation rallied +3.66% to $516.17 and booked its highest close since November last year after the technology giant unveiled an updated Copilot app with new capabilities , including coding and autonomous-agent tools.

US equity markets were mixed overnight following a muted session as oil prices and bond yields continued to climb. The Dow fell -162 points of -0.31%. Stocks recovered from their session lows following reports that US and Iranian negotiators in New York are exploring a potential agreement to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East. Under the proposed plan, Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz in...

US equity markets declined as crude prices and global bond yields resumed their march higher – Dow fell -352-points or -0.68% . McDonald’s Corp dropped -4.81% after announcing plans for its own media network , pricey restaurant upgrades/remodelling and ways to win over GLP-1 users during an investor presentation at its Chicago headquarters. In June, the company unveiled its newest growth strategy...

US equity markets closed a volatile week on a muted and mixed note on Friday. Dow slipped 95 points or 0.2%. IBM, Walt Disney, Nike, and Salesforce all falling over 2%. Apple is 0.3% as the technology giants iPhone 18 models and other new products debuted following a launch event last week.

US equity markets declined , with chipmakers under particular pressure after top executives in U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) companies raised safety concerns and called for a slowdown in the ‌development of AI – Dow eased -152-points or -0.29% after declining ~300-points earlier in the session. Caterpillar Inc (down -4.22%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (-3.96%) booked the largest percentage dec...

US equity markets advanced on Friday (11 September), snapping a four-session losing streak as oil prices snapped an eight-session winning streak and pulled back from five-month highs, while investors digested inflation figures that cemented expectations of an interest rate hike later this week   – Dow rebounded +509-points or +0.98% . The broader S&P500 rallied +0.86% , with Communication Serv...

US equity and bond markets were CLOSED overnight AEST for the Labor Day holiday. In US corporate earnings , Casey’s General Stores Inc releases its fiscal first-quarter result tonight AEST . In US economic data , the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Business Optimism Index for August , Consumer Inflation Expectations for August and Used Car Prices for August are released tonight...

US equity markets retreated on Friday (4 September) following a stronger-than-expected August jobs report that ignited fresh concerns about interest rate hikes – Dow fell -272-points or 0.51% . Apple Inc (-2.51%) and Microsoft Corp (-2.04%) fell over >2%.

US equity markets rallied as Treasury yields retreated for a second session, with a rally for mega-capitalisation technology names and software stocks helping the S&P500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average book their best one-day gains since 4 August – Dow rallied +624-points or +1.18% .   Goldman Sachs Group Inc rose +3.34%, while Microsoft Corp (+2.68%), Salesforce Inc (+2.92%), The Travelers C...

US equity markets advanced as the rally in Treasury yields paused although crude prices continued to climb – Dow rose +295-points or +0.56% , snapping a three-session losing streak. Nvidia Corp gained +3.21% to be the leading performer in the 30-stock index . Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jensen Huang addressed a technology event in North Carolina hosted by the US and called on Group of 20 (G20) n...

US equity markets weaker to open September as fresh gains for oil prices and bond yields stoked inflation concerns and dented investor sentiment – Dow lost -419-points or -0.79% to 52,766.88 , its lowest close since 31 July and settling below its 50-day moving average (52,849.85) for the first time since 10 April [From 10 April, the Dow rallied 20.3% to its 5 August record close of 54,349.12]. Cat...

Technology stocks powered the latest gains on US equity markets , with Nvidia Corp’s second quarter result   – Dow added +106-points or +0.20% although just six (6) of the index’s 30 components advanced.   Nvidia Corp +8.74% after the chip giant released its second quarter result after the close of the previous session with robust forecasts that illustrated the relentless demand ‌for artificial in...

US equity markets advanced as bond yields and oil prices retreated , with technology stocks trading strongly ahead of Nvidia Corp’s second quarter result after the closing bell of tonight’s AEST – Dow added +160-points or +0.30% . Merck & Co Inc (up +3.84%) was the leading performer in the 30-stock index. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (+2.18%) and NVIDIA Corp (+2.19%) rose over >2%, with the latt...

US equity markets declined as Treasury yields continued their march higher despite the Treasury Department’s extraordinary debt buyback operation. Dow fell -703 points or  -1.32% . The broader S&P500 fell -66 points of -0.87%. Consumer Staples and Healthcare were the weakest, down -1.93% and 1.89% to lead nine of the eleven primary sectors lower . Energy and Real Estate were the only positive...

US equity markets weaker for a third straight session, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq booking their largest daily percentage declines since 29 July as fading hopes for a US-Iran peace deal continued to pushed oil prices higher , while investors also continued to eye bond yields that are at multi-year peaks – Dow eased -116-points or 0.22% . Caterpillar Inc (down -4.63%) was the worst performer in...

US equity markets booked modest declines amid growing doubts that the U.S. and Iran will come to a lasting resolution to the conflict in the near term and as investors eyed key economic data releases later in the week   – Dow slipped -61-points or -0.11% . Nvidia Corp fell -2.86% to be the worst performer in the 30 stock index . A person familiar with the matter told Reuters that a group of financ...

US Equity markets rallied on Friday to cap a strong week as weaker than expected jobs data tempered expectations of rate hikes. Dow up 152 points or 0.3 of a percent. Salesforce up 3.2% while Honeywell Technologies and Nvidia both climbed 2.3%. Broader S&P 500 with a 0.6 of a percent gain

All three major US equity indices retreated overnight , with the Dow Jones snapping a five-session winning streak , as investors paused to consolidate gains following a strong rally that had propelled markets to fresh record highs. Dow fell 464.02-points or -0.85%. The Walt Disney Company (+2.87%), Microsoft Corporation (+2.54%) and Chevron Corp (+1.51%) were among the leading performers in the 30...

US equity markets rallied strongly , lifting both the Dow and S&P 500 to record closing highs – Dow climbed +907-points or +1.71% to a fresh record closing high of 26,584.99 , with Cisco Systems Inc (+5.08%) and International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (+3.91%) among the leading performers in the 30-stock index.

US equity markets opened August with strong gains as signs of de-escalating tensions in the Middle East dragged crude prices sharply lower ahead of another busy week on the corporate earnings calendar  – Dow rallied +693-points or +1.32% to a fresh record closing high of 53,178.41 . Boeing Co jumped +8.03% after the aerospace and defence company cleared an important regulatory hurdle , with the Fe...

US equity markets rebounded strongly from a sharp sell-off a day earlier following the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy meeting, with a broader pivot back to risk – Dow +614-points or +1.19% a day after booking worst one-day decline since April 2025 . Microsoft Corp soared +15.51% to book its biggest daily percentage gain in 18-years , adding +US$450B to its market capitalisation after man...

US equity markets mixed to open the busiest week of the second quarter corporate earnings season (with 177 S&P 500 companies slated to report, including nine Dow components), with oil prices dropping sharply following reports of a ceasefire between the US and Iran while semiconductor stocks remained under pressure – Dow rose +263-points or +0.51% . Salesforce Inc (up 6.07%) was the leading per...