US markets end in green on Tuesday

22 Jan 2025 Evaluate

The US markets ended higher on Tuesday with Dow Jones Industrial Average settling higher by over 500 points. After a positive start, markets largely kept moving higher, and the major averages all ended the day's session on a firm note. A drop in bond yields and optimism about a few interest-rate cuts this year contributed to the positive sentiment in the market. Investors picked up stocks as worries about tariffs eased a bit as Donald Trump, who signed a slew of executive orders on Monday soon after being sworn in as the 47th President of United States, refrained from signaling trade barriers against China. He threatened to impose tariffs of up to 25% on Mexico and Canada but did not enact a policy. In the stock specific development, Oracle surged nearly 7.5 percent, buoyed by reports that Trump will announce private sector investment of up to $500 billion to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure. 

Charles Schwab climbed nearly 6 percent on strong earnings updates. 3M moved up sharply, buoyed by stronger than expected quarterly earnings. Nvidia, Boeing, Amazon, Target, Eli Lilly, US Bancorp, American Express and Netflix were among the other notable gainers in the session. However, Walgreens Boots Alliance tanked nearly 10 percent, weighed down by the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the company. The company, which made a multibillion-dollar settlement over opioid prescriptions two years ago, now faces a suit that alleges it dispensed millions of unlawful prescriptions. Apple Inc. shares declined sharply following a series of downgraes due to weak iPhone sales and somewhat disappointing performance in hardware and services segments.

Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 537.98 points or 1.24 percent to 44,025.81, Nasdaq rose 126.58 points or 0.64 percent to 19,756.78 and S&P 500 was up by 52.58 points or 0.88 percent to 6,049.24.


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