The US markets ended mostly in red on Tuesday. A continuing spike in bond yields to start the new year caused investors to rotate out of tech stocks, sending the Nasdaq lower. Losses in tech shares that were big winners last year like Nvidia and Tesla weighed on the broader market. The sharp pullback by Nasdaq partly reflected substantial weakness among software and biotechnology stocks. Reflecting the weakness in the sectors, the Dow Jones US Software Index and the NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index plunged by 2.5 percent and 2.1 percent, respectively. Healthcare and pharmaceutical stocks also moved notably lower on the day.
However, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose for a second day to start 2022 as investors bet on the kinds of stocks that would benefit from a robust economy this year despite the omicron threat. Significant strength was visible among banking stocks, as reflected by the 3.4 percent jump by the KBW Bank Index. Banking stocks benefited from a continued increase by Treasury yields, with notable gains by financial giants JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs contributing to the upward move by the Dow.
Nasdaq fell 210.08 points or 1.33 percent to 15,622.72 and S&P 500 was down by 3.02 points or 0.06 percent to 4,793.54, while Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 214.59 points or 0.59 percent to 36,799.65.
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