US markets end significantly higher on Monday

25 Mar 2025 Evaluate

US markets ended significantly higher on Monday with the technology sectors scoring most gains. The positive move came as the traders reacted to reports President Donald Trump plans to hold back some of the reciprocal tariffs set to take effect on April 2nd. Optimism raised among market participant after Trump signalled more targeted tariffs, likely omitting a set of industry-specific tariffs. Investors took note of a flash estimate showing S&P Global US Composite PMI rose to 53.5 in March, climbing up from February's 10-month low of 51.6. While the Manufacturing PMI fell to 49.8 in March from 52.7 in February, the Services PMI rose to a three-month high of 54.3 in March, from 51.0 in February.

On sectoral front, semiconductor and networking stocks had a very good outing. Shares from steel, banking, retail and airline sectors too closed mostly higher. Tesla soared nearly 12 percent. Advanced Micro Devices, United Airlines Holdings, FedEx, Moderna, Ross Stores, Dollar Tree, Delta Airlines and Microchip Technology gained 4 to 7 percent. Meta, Texas Instruments, Amazon, Morgan Stanley, Home Depot, Eli Lilly, Nvidia and Citigroup all gained more than 3 percent.

Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 597.97 points or 1.42 percent at 42,583.32, Nasdaq jumped 404.54 points or 2.27 percent, at 18,188.59 and S&P 500 was up by 100.01 points or 1.76 percent, at 5,767.57.


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