^IXIC - NASDAQ Composite
| Previous Close | 7,956.11 |
| Open | 7,962.54 |
| Volume | 2,001,137,978 |
| Day's Range | 7,917.73 - 7,976.12 |
| 52 Week Range | 6,343.96 - 8,133.30 |
| Avg. Volume | 2,053,897,031 |
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Associated Press•25 minutes agoAsian shares track mixed finish on Wall Street over tariffs
Asian shares are mixed, trading in a narrow range Thursday after news of a fresh round of tariffs by the U.S. on $200 billion in Chinese goods drew a muted reaction on Wall Street. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 was less than 0.1 percent higher at 23,674.93 after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party gave Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the go-ahead for a third term, ending in 2021. WALL STREET: Major U.S. indexes were mixed on Wednesday as gains by banks and other financial companies balanced out losses elsewhere in the market.
Reuters•38 minutes agoGlobal shares inch up as trade woes take backseat to buoyant U.S. markets
Asian stocks edged higher on Thursday and European markets looked set to follow as investors bet that robust U.S. economic growth will offset the drag from the Sino-U.S. trade war for a while longer. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.1 percent, while Japan's Nikkei stock index (.N225) ended flat. Rob Carnell, chief economist and head of research, Asia-Pacific at ING, said he saw more reasons to take a "glass-is-half-full" approach given the recent selloff in emerging markets.
- Reuters•43 minutes ago
Global Markets: Shares inch up as trade woes take backseat to buoyant U.S. markets
Asian stocks edged higher on Thursday and European markets looked set to follow as investors bet that robust U.S. economic growth will offset the drag from the Sino-U.S. trade war for a while longer. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.1 percent, while Japan's Nikkei stock index ended flat. Rob Carnell, chief economist and head of research, Asia-Pacific at ING, said he saw more reasons to take a "glass-is-half-full" approach given the recent selloff in emerging markets.
Reuters•3 hours agoAsian shares rise as investors reassess trade war impact
Asian stocks followed global indexes higher on Thursday, as investors took a less bearish view on the impact of the U.S.-China trade war on markets, a sharp contrast to dim expectations economists had on U.S. growth amid the worsening tensions. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan took its lead from gains on Wall Street overnight, rising 0.2 percent. Australian shares eased 0.2 percent.
- Reuters•6 hours ago
Asian markets follow global shares higher, trade war still in focus
Asian stocks rose in early trade on Thursday following a second day of gains on global share markets amid easing investor concern over the impact from the U.S.-China trade war, but markets remained cautious. Japan's Nikkei stock index (.N225) was 0.2 percent higher, while Australian shares (.AXJO) eased 0.3 percent. U.S. shares had been boosted by expectations that the impact of the Sino-U.S. trade war would be smaller than feared, with the U.S. fiscal policy package potentially outweighing any negative impact.
Reuters•10 hours agoS&P 500, Dow up as rising treasury yields boost banks
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average rose on Wednesday, with the Dow hitting its highest closing level since late January as rising Treasury yields boosted ...
- MarketWatch•10 hours ago
U.S. stocks close mostly higher as investors take escalating trade tensions in stride
U.S. stocks close mostly higher Wednesday as investors took escalating trade tensions in stride to instead focus on improving economic fundamentals even as a weak technology sector hobbled the Nasdaq.
- Associated Press•10 hours ago
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
Major U.S. stock indexes ended mixed Wednesday as gains in banks were offset by losses elsewhere in the market. Bond yields climbed to the highest level in four months, sending bank shares higher and weighing ...
- Reuters•11 hours ago
US STOCKS-S&P 500, Dow up as rising treasury yields boost banks
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average rose on Wednesday, with the Dow hitting its highest closing level since late January as rising Treasury yields boosted the financial sector and trade worries subsided. The tech-heavy Nasdaq ended the session slightly lower.
- MarketWatch•11 hours ago
Dow ends session within 0.8% of January record as 10-year government bond yields hit 4-month high
U.S. stocks on Wednesday ended mostly higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index ending within a stone's throw of a fresh record as investors shook off U.S.-China trade-war worries. The Dow rose about 160 points, or 0.6%, at 24,406, closing within 0.8% of its Jan. 26 all-time record at 26,616.71. The S&P 500 index , meanwhile, closed up 0.1% at 2,907, not far from its all-time peak above 2,914. The Nasdaq Composite Index , however, lagged behind its peers, closing about 0.1% lower at 7,950. A rise in yields for the 10-year Treasury note to its highest level since May around 3.08%, helped to lift shares of financial companies, which enjoyed the best performance on the day among the 11 sectors of the S&P 500. A popular fund used to bet on the financials sector, the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF , rose by 1.8%, representing the best daily gain since July 9. In corporate news, Wall Street focused on shares of Tilray Inc. , which surged in an extremely volatile day, after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration signed off on a plan for the company to import a marijuana product to test its effectiveness in treating a disorder that affects millions of Americans. On Wednesday, the stock was halted multiple times after surging by 94% before ending up 38%. The stock has been a trading favorite this past month as investors bet that stocks related to marijuana could see massive growth. Tilray has surged more than 600% over the past month.
- Reuters•11 hours ago
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Dow, S&P 500 gain; financial stocks a boost
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose on Wednesday, with the Dow hitting its highest closing level since late January, as rising Treasury yields boosted financial stocks and trade worries ...
- Reuters•13 hours ago
US STOCKS-Financials boost S&P 500, Dow; tech drags on Nasdaq
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average rose on Wednesday, with the Dow hitting its highest level since late January as rising Treasury yields boosted the financial sector and trade jitters abated. Technology stocks offset the gains, dragging on the markets and pulling the tech-heavy Nasdaq into negative territory.
- Barrons.com•14 hours ago
Dow Gains 200 Points Because Records Are Made to Be Broken
The S&P 500 is one more breakout away from erasing a previous bearish trading pattern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallies on.
- Reuters•14 hours ago
US STOCKS-Banks lift S&P, Dow; Nasdaq weighed by Microsoft
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrials Average rose on Wednesday, helped by upbeat housing data and a gain for bank stocks driven by rising Treasury yields, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was weighed by a drop in Microsoft. The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield moved back above the symbolic 3 percent mark on Tuesday and hit its highest in four months on Wednesday, while two-year rates reached 2.8 percent, the highest in over a decade.
Market Realist•15 hours agoWhy the Trade War Is Getting More Dangerous for Apple
The Trump administration announced on Monday, September 17, that it will be expanding tariffs to $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. The trade war is becoming more dangerous for Apple (AAPL). Trump’s tariffs threaten some of the tech giant’s gadget sales domestically, and the threat could worsen as Beijing weighs revenge measures that could target iPhone production in China.
- MarketWatch•16 hours ago
Nasdaq's decline defies bullish exchange breadth data
The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.2% in midday trade, as weakness in the index's biggest components offset bullish breadth data. The number of advancing stocks outnumbered declines 1,449 to 1,167, and volume in advancing stock accounted for 53.8% of total volume. The market-capitalization weighted index was lower, however, as shares of the four largest companies by market cap were all fell. Apple Inc.'s stock fell 0.3%, Amazon.com Inc. shares shed 1.2%, shares of Microsoft Corp. slid 1.2% and Alphabet Inc.'s stock gave up 0.3%. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 198 points and the S&P 500 advanced 0.2%.
- MarketWatch•16 hours ago
Dow jumps more than 200 points in late-morning trade and moves within 0.7% of its January record
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped by more than 200 points in late-morning trade Wednesday, as the broader market appeared to shake off worries about U.S.-China tariff tensions. The Dow was up about 200 points, or 0.8%, at 26,444, putting the blue-chip benchmark less than 0.7% short of its all-time high of 26,616.71, which was hit on Jan. 26. The Dow is the only U.S. equity benchmark, among the big three, that hasn't put in a new peak since stocks, including the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq Composite Index , slumped sharply beginning in early February.
- Reuters•16 hours ago
US STOCKS-S&P, Dow lifted by financials; Microsoft pressures Nasdaq
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrials Average rose on Wednesday, helped by upbeat housing data and a gain for bank stocks driven by rising Treasury yields, while a drop in Microsoft pressured the tech-heavy Nasdaq. The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield moved back above the symbolic 3 percent mark on Tuesday and hit its highest in four months on Wednesday, while two-year rates reached 2.8 percent, the highest in over a decade.
- MarketWatch•17 hours ago
Equal-weight S&P 500 ETF hits record for second straight session
An exchange-traded fund that tracks the S&P 500 but weights each of the index's components equally hit a record on Wednesday, in the latest sign that the market's uptrend has been fairly broad-based. The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF rose 0.2% on Wednesday and was on track for its second straight record close. The fund is up 7% thus far this year, below the 8.7% rise of the unadjusted S&P 500 , where the influence of each individual component on the overall index is dictated by their market capitalization. The S&P overall has been supported in large part by the outperformance of large-cap technology and internet stocks, a group often referred to as the FAANG stocks. The concentration of those gains have had some investors concerned about market breadth, but the rally in the equal-weighted ETF suggests a good deal of the market is participating in the rally. Since the start of July, 10 of the 11 S&P 500 sectors are in positive territory. Recent gains in the market have come as investors shrug off signs of escalating tensions between the U.S. and China on trade policy, focusing instead on strong corporate profits and improving economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6% on Wednesday while the S&P rose 0.1%. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 0.3%, pressured by weakness in tech stocks.
