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US equity markets advanced following two session of heavy losses as investors eyed a near term reprieve for the automotive sector from President Trump’ tariff measures that may be a portent of further concessions - Dow rose +486-points or +1.14% Microsoft Corp (up +3.23%) and Caterpillar Inc (+3.59%) both rallied over >3% to be the leading performers in the 30-stock index.

Morgans AM - Wednesday, 5 March 2025 by Morgans Financial

US equity markets fell sharply, unwinding opening gains as President Trump said that tariffs against Mexico and Canada will go ahead as planned tonight AEST (and also signed an action to impose an additional 10% duty on China, according to an administration official), while investors also digested signs of a fresh spike in inflation pressures - Dow dropped -650-points or -1.48%. Nvidia Corp fell 8...

Benchmark US equity indices settled with solid gains on Friday (28 February) on heavy volume to close out a dreary February on a brighter note, with investors digesting the latest inflation figures that pushed US Treasury yields to fresh multi-month lows - Dow rose +601-points or +1.39%, with 26 of 30 index components advancing.

Wall Street trading got off to a negative start on Thursday following earnings from AI-darling Nvidia overnight and an update from Donald Trump regarding his proposed tariffs on a number of America's largest trading partners.

US equity markets were mixed again on Wednesday trading with The DOW falling 188 Points or -0.43% The broader S&P500 was virtually unchanged settling one point higher at 5,956 points.

US equity markets were mixed again on Tuesdays trading with The DOW up 159 Points or +0.37%. The broader S&P500 was negative losing 27 Points or 0.45% to settle at 5,955 points. And again, the Nasdaq was the worst performing index falling 260 points or -1.35% to 19,026 points. The Nasdaq’s loss today pushing it to a 4-day loss of around 5% the most since Sept 2024

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq extended last week’s sharp declines, led by fresh falls for large capitalisation technology names - Dow edged +33-points or +0.55%, steadying after posting its worst weekly performance since the stretch ended 25 October last year last week (down -2.51%) and wiping out all its post presidential inauguration gains.

US equity markets retreated heavily on Friday The DOW down 750 Points or -1.7% amid reports of increased volatility and a potential correction sited by Goldman Sacs as being related to some 2.7 Trillion in derivatives that are set to expire. Only the consumer staples sector was positive during the session up 1% whilst Consumer discretionary was the worst sector down 2.77%. The Energy, IT and Indus...

Stocks declined on Thursday after two consecutive record highs for the S&P 500, as investors sold off popular stocks following Walmart’s cautious forecast, raising concerns about the broader economic outlook. It was red across the board with all four major US indices closing down.

US markets closed up slightly overnight, as investors looked beyond continued tariff threats by the Trump administration. The S&P 500 closed at yet another record high. Notably, the last two ‘record all time highs’ have been without the help of the Magnificent 7.

US Equity markets: The S%P 500 set a fresh record high on Tuesday as stocks rallied into the close. Energy was the best performing sector, rising 1.9% whilst Consumer Discretionary pulled back 1%. At the close:

US Equity and Bond markets: Closed for Presidents Day. Outgoing Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker sounded an upbeat note on the state of the U.S. economy on Monday, and said he saw no reason to change interest rate policy right now as the central bank continued to work to lower inflation levels. This preceded comments by Fed Reserve Governor Bowman who noted that while...

Global financial markets were mixed on Friday, influenced by ongoing geopolitical tensions, trade policy developments, and economic data releases. The S&P 500 index was unchanged on the day, closing at 6114pts. AirBnB rallied 14.5%, having released strong Q4 earnings results after the closing bell the previous day. The company noted that they are “continuing to build on 2024 momentum, executing a...

U.S. stocks were gathering more steam Thursday after President Trump's tariff update left open key questions about when they might be applied, and which countries may be impacted. Dow rose 342.87 points or +0.77%, with NVIDIA Corp (up +2.98%) and Cisco Systems Inc (up +2.17%) both gaining over +2%. The broader S&P 500 rose +0.99%. Materials (up +1.75%) lead all 11 of the primary sectors higher, wi...

• All (3) three major stock indexes were off their lowest levels of Wednesday's session after President Trump suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin was receptive to talks about its war with Ukraine. • The Dow Jones Index was down -225.09 points or -0.50%. The S&P 500 Index was down -16.53 points, or -0.27%. The NASDAQ Index was up +6.10 points or +0.031%.

Wall Street's main indexes were mixed on Tuesday as gains in Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) and Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) offset losses in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), while investors analysed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's latest comments. The S&P 500 was down -0.01% at 6,066.07 points. The Nasdaq declined -0.21% to 19,672.22 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up +0.08% at 44,506.82 p...

Major US indexes rose overnight as investors brushed off Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium. Dow Jones Industrial Average gained +142 points, or 0.32%, S&P 500 rose +41 points or 0.69% and the NASDAQ composite accelerated +211 points or 1.08%.

All three (3) U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday after President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff announcement followed weak jobs and consumer sentiment data.

U.S. equity markets were mixed overnight as investors wait for January’s jobs data. The Dow 30 was down -0.29% to 44,744 points. Honeywell the worst performer down -5.64% after reporting weak earnings outlook that was not enough to offset plans to separate into 3 separate companies.

U.S. equity markets were up overnight in choppy trading. No fresh tariffs to speak of for a change as Trump shifts his focus to the Gaza strip. The Dow 30 was up 0.71% to 44,873 points.

U.S. equity markets were up as the investors heaved a sigh of relief after Trump agreed to hit pause on his planned tariffs with Canada and Mexico. However he then announced tariffs on China due to kick in on Tuesday. China has responded by announcing its own tariffs on U.S coal, LNG and crude, as well as a probe into Google. The Dow 30 was up 0.30% to 44,556 points. Merck fell -9.05% despite beat...

U.S. equity markets were down heavily in early trading, before paring losses as Trump promised a 1-month delay to any tariffs to be placed on Mexico.

U.S. equity markets finished lower on Friday after President Trump said he would place 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, and a 10% tariff on goods from China, now due to go into effect on Tuesday.

U.S. equity markets finish higher overnight, the Dow and S&P 500 traded near session highs in a choppy trading session. Investors remained focused on earnings despite lower-than-expected GDP growth data.