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The  S&P500 and Nasdaq  booked a  seventh consecutive session of gains , reversing opening declines after  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has given an instruction for Israel to begin talks with Lebanon  that would also include the disarming of Hezbollah, which is also linked to Iran  – Dow rose +276-points  or  +0.58%  to  48,185.80 , moving  back into positive territory for...

US equity markets  logged  modest gains , climbing in the final hour of trading   amid  hopes that a proposal brokered by Pakistan may result in an eleventh-hour deal between the U.S. and Iran– Dow slipped -85-points  or  -0.18% , with  Nike Inc  (down -3% and trading at lows not seen since October 2014)

US equity markets opened the new week on the back foot following five consecutive weekly declines - Dow  edged +50-points or +0.11% higher , with Salesforce Inc (up +3.19%) the leading component in the 30-stock index . However, Caterpillar Inc dropped -4.02% and Cisco Systems Inc -3.6%. President Trump said overnight on the Truth Social platform that the U.S. is “in serious discussions with A NEW,...

US equity markets fell sharply for a second consecutive session on Friday (27 March) as oil prices continued to soar and act as the dominant driver of investor sentiment as the war in the Middle East entered its fifth week with no sign of a resolution - Dow dropped -793-points or -1.73% to 45,166.64 , joining the Nasdaq in official correction territory after settling a touch over >10% below its...

US equity markets fell sharply  as investors digested the latest  wholesale inflation figures , and the  Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy pronouncements and economic projections - Dow shed -768-points  or  -1.63%  with  Home Depot Inc  (-3.08%),  McDonald’s Corp  (-3.24%),  Procter & Gamble Co  (-3.15%) and  Visa Inc  (-3.06%) all dropping over >3%. A  further 10 Dow components fell...

US equity markets rallied as oil prices retreated amid fresh efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz - Dow rose +392-points or +0.83% ,,with Salesforce Inc (up +2.86%) the leading component in the 30-stock index . Nvidia Corp’s (+1.65%) four-day GPU Technology Conference kicked off overnight with a keynote speech from Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jensen Huang , who said the semiconductor chipmaker...

US equity markets retreated on Friday (13 March), logging fresh closing lows for the year and booking their third consecutive weekly decline as oil prices continued to climb and investors digested a busy economic calendar - Dow -119points or -0.26% , with Salesforce Inc (down -3.24%) the weakest index component.   Nvidia Corp (down -1.58%) hosts its GPU Technology Conference tonight AEST , where t...

All three (3) major stock indexes erased their earlier gains to finish mostly lower in a volatile session on Tuesday. Dow fell 34.29-points or -0.07% . Notable stock moves included 3M CO (+2.39%) , Cisco Systems Inc (+1.96%) and Caterpillar Inc (+1.68%) gaining over >1.5%.

US equity markets rallied , with unconfirmed reports that Iran has privately reached out to the US to discuss terms for ending their escalating conflict . However, Iran later denied a New York Times article that suggested operatives from its Ministry of Intelligence had reached out indirectly to the Central Intelligence Agence (CIA) with an offer to discuss terms for ending the conflict. According...

US equity markets steadied , reversing steep morning session losses - Dow slipped -73-points or -0.15% , paring an earlier decline of as much as 600-points. 3M Co (down -2.33%), Home Depot Inc (-2.6%) and Procter & Gamble Co (-2.21%) all fell over >2%. Nvidia Corp rose +2.99% and was the leading performer in the 30-stock index , arresting a two-day slide that saw the chipmaking giant drop o...

US equity markets retreated and booked their steepest monthly declines in a year , with financial and Information technology stocks under pressure and with investors eyeing US-Iran hostilities that are poised to drive crude prices sharply higher   - Dow lost 521-points or -1.05% .  American Express Co (down -7.88%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (-7.47%) both dropped over >7%.  Apple Inc fell -3.2...

US equity markets weaker as a strong results from Nvidia Corp and Salesforce after the close of the previous session weren’t enough to bolster the broader market  - Dow  inched +17-points or +0.03% higher Salesforce Inc - which has been one of the biggest victims of recent artificial intelligence (AI) disruption fears - gained +4.03% to pace gains in the 30-stock index a day after the customer ser...

Technology stocks led US equity markets higher overnight ahead of Nvidia Corp’s much anticipated quarterly result after the closing bell - Dow rose +308-points or +0.63% International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (up +3.58%) and UnitedHealth Group Inc (+3.74%) rallied over >3.5%. The broader S&P500 gained +0.81% . Information Technology (up +1.79%) and Financials (+1.68%) gained over >1....

US equity markets rebounded as Technology stocks steadied after a sharp sell-off amid artificial intelligence (AI) disruption concern - Dow rose +370-points or +0.76% Salesforce Inc rose +4.07% to be the leading performer in the 30-stock index , more than recouping the previous session’s -3.78% drop that came amid a broader decline on artificial intelligence (AI) disruption concerns from the likes...

US equity markets opened the new week on the back foot as investors digested President Trump’s move to raise global tariffs and amid fresh concerns around artificial intelligence (AI) disruptions to various industries - Dow fell -822-points or -1.66% , booking its worst one-day decline since 20 January . International Business Machines (IBM) Corp slumped -13.15% and was the worst performer in the...

U.S. equity markets advanced on Friday to cap a positive week after the Supreme Court struck down the sweeping tariffs implement implemented by the Trump administration last year.

US equity markets weaker after booking three straight sessions of gains, with oil prices climbing to six-month highs amid escalating tensions between the US and Iran  - Dow fell -268-points or -0.54% Boeing Co (down -2.18%) and Sherwin-Williams Co (-2.23%) both fell over >2%. The broader S&P500 eased -0.28% , with Financials (down -0.86%) leading eight of the eleven primary sectors lower. I...

US equity markets advanced as technology stocks found their footing and investors digested the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s January monetary policy meeting - Dow rose +129-points or +0.26%, with Nvidia Corp rising +1.63% and moving back into positive territory year-to-date after Meta Platforms Inc (+0.61%) announced a new deal to buy millions of its chips as part of its data centre buildout....

US equity markets little changed after resuming trading following the President’s Day long weekend and after booked their worst weekly declines of 206 to date last week - Dow rose +32-points or +0.07% Apple Inc (up +3.17%) was the leading performer in the 30 stock index and paced gains in the ‘Magnificent Seven’ cohort of mega-capitalisation technology stocks a day after announced it will hold a p...

US equity and bond markets were CLOSED overnight for Presidents Day. Apple Inc announced it will hold a product launch event on 4 March , with the newest iPhone, a low-cost MacBook, and a faster iPad expected to be among the products featured.

US equity markets settled little changed, losing steam in the final hour of Friday’s (13 February)  - Dow eased -49-points or +0.10% Visa Inc (down -3.12%), while ‘Magnificent Seven’ mega-capitalisation technology stocks Apple Inc (-2.24%) and Nvidia Corp (-2.21%) fell over >2%. Nike Inc (+3.32%) and UnitedHealth Group Inc (+3.1%) climbed over >3%, Cisco Systems Inc (+2.47%) and Salesforce I...

US equity markets retreated as investors digested weaker-than-expected retails sales figures and turned their attention to the potential threat artificial intelligence (AI) poses to the financial sector  - Dow added +52-points or +0.10% to 50,188.14 , booking its third consecutive record closing and intra-day high after climbing above the >50,000 level last Friday (6 February). Home Depot Inc (...

US equity markets retreated as investors digested weaker-than-expected retails sales figures and turned their attention to the potential threat artificial intelligence (AI) poses to the financial sector - Dow added +52-points or +0.10% to 50,188.14, booking its third consecutive record closing and intra-day high after climbing above the >50,000 level last Friday (6 February). Home Depot Inc (up...

US equity markets advanced after posting a sharp rebound last Friday (6 February), with technology again leading the gains - Dow  inched +20-points or +0.04% higher to a fresh record closing high of 50,135.87 a day after the 30-stock index has climbed above the 50,000 level for the first time. Microsoft Corp (up +3.05%) was the leading Dow component, while Caterpillar Inc (+2.19%), Cisco Systems I...

US equity markets rebounded sharply as technology stocks rallied following a wave of selling in recent sessions - Dow jumped +1,207-points or +2.47% to a record closing high of 50,115.67 , the first time the 30-stock index has climbed above the 50,000 mark. Nvidia Corp +7.87%, with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jensen Huang saying in a televised interview with CNBC that demand has been "going thro...