U.S. markets rebound strongly on Friday

15 Mar 2025 Evaluate

After Thursday's sell-off, the US markets experienced a strong rally on Friday as traders took advantage of lower stock prices following the steep decline. Positive sentiment may have also been boosted by reports that the U.S. is likely to avoid a government shutdown after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, said he would vote to advance a Republican spending bill funding the government through September. While Democrats oppose the bill, Schumer argued allowing President Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option.

Traders overlooked a report from the University of Michigan showing a substantial deterioration in consumer sentiment and a surge by inflation expectations. On sectorial front, steel stocks are turning in some of the market's best performances on the day, resulting in a 2.8 percent spike by the NYSE Arca Steel Index. Considerable strength is also visible among brokerage stocks, as reflected by the 2.7 percent surge by the NYSE Arca Securities Broker/Dealer Index. 

Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 674.62 points or 1.66 percent to 41,488.19, Nasdaq increased 451.08 points or 2.61 percent to 17,754.09 and S&P 500 was up by 117.42 points or 2.13 percent to 5,638.94.

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