US markets end mostly in green on Tuesday

06 Jul 2022 Evaluate

The US markets ended mostly higher on Tuesday after a volatile session. Some support came in as data from the Labor Department showed near orders for manufactured goods increased 1.6 percent month-on-month in the month of May, following an upwardly revised 0.7 percent rise a month earlier. Factory orders excluding transportation in the United States increased 1.7 percent month-over-month in May of 2022, following an upwardly revised 0.6 percent rise in April. However, markets fell sharply into the red early on in the session as fears about a possible recession and interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve weighed on sentiment. Investors also looked ahead to the release of the minutes of the central bank's latest policy meeting, due on Friday, and the non-farm payrolls data, which is due out later in the week.

Cautiousness also prevailed in the markets as the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield and the 2-year yield inverted on Tuesday, a move that has a strong historical track record as a recession indicator. When short-term Treasury yields trade above long-term yields, it could be a sign that investors expect an economic slowdown to lead to rate cuts. Meanwhile, growth fears outweighed news that US President Joe Biden may announce a rollback of some US tariffs on Chinese imports. On the sectoral front, Energy stocks tumbled as crude oil prices fell sharply amid concerns about outlook for energy demand following a surge in Covid cases in China.

Nasdaq soared 194.39 points or 1.75 percent to 11,322.24 and S&P 500 was up by 6.06 points or 0.16 percent to 3,831.39, while Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 129.44 points or 0.42 percent to 30,967.82.

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