US markets end in green as Treasury yields drop

06 Feb 2025 Evaluate

The US markets ended in green with Dow Jones Industrial Average settling higher by over 300 points on a notable move to the downside by treasury yields, with the yield on the benchmark ten-year note slumping to its lowest closing level in well over a month. Treasury yields tumbled after the Treasury Department said its current auction sizes leave it well positioned to address potential changes to the fiscal outlook. Based on current projected borrowing needs, the Treasury said it anticipates maintaining long-term securities auction sizes for at least the next several quarters. However, the initial pullback on markets came amid weakness among tech stocks due to a negative reaction to earnings news from Alphabet (GOOGL) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Shares of Alphabet plunged by 7.3 percent after the Google parent reported better than expected fourth quarter earnings but its cloud revenues missed estimates.

On the economic data front, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) released a report showing service sector growth in the U.S. unexpectedly slowed modestly in the month of January. The ISM said its services PMI dipped to 52.8 in January from a revised 54.0 in December. While a reading above 50 still indicates growth, street had expected the index to inch up to 54.3 from the 54.1 originally reported for the previous month. Meanwhile, payroll processor ADP released a separate report showing private sector employment in the U.S. increased by more than expected in the month of January. ADP said private sector employment climbed by 183,000 jobs in January after rising by an upwardly revised 176,000 jobs in December. Street had expected private sector employment to rise by 150,000 jobs compared to the addition of 122,000 jobs originally reported for the previous month.

Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 317.24 points or 0.71 percent to 44,873.28, Nasdaq surged 38.31 points or 0.19 percent to 19,692.33 and S&P 500 was up by 23.6 points or 0.39 percent to 6,061.48. 


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