US markets end mostly in green on Tuesday

10 Jul 2024 Evaluate

The US markets ended  mostly in green on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared before the Senate Banking Committee and said more good data would strengthen the central bank's confidence inflation is moving sustainably toward its 2 percent target and lead to a potential interest rate cut. Powell said ‘The Committee has stated that we do not expect it will be appropriate to reduce the target range for the federal funds rate until we have gained greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2 percent.’ He continued ‘Incoming data for the first quarter of this year did not support such greater confidence. The most recent inflation readings, however, have shown some modest further progress, and more good data would strengthen our confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2 percent.

On the sectoral front, most of the major sectors ended the day showing only modest moves, contributing to the lackluster close by the broader markets. Banking stocks showed a significant move to the upside, however, with the KBW Bank Index climbing by 1.5 percent. Notable strength was also visible among brokerage stocks, as reflected by the 1.1 percent gain posted by the NYSE Arca Broker/Dealer Index. On the other hand, software stocks saw considerable weakness on the day, dragging the Dow Jones U.S. Software Index down by 1.6 percent. Energy stocks also moved to the downside, as the price of crude oil moved lower for the third consecutive session.

Nasdaq surged 25.55 points or 0.14 percent to 18,429.29 and S&P 500 was up by 4.13 points or 0.07 percent to 5,576.98, while Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 52.82 points or 0.13 percent to 39,291.97. 


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