Major U.S. indexes closed high🏅er Tuesday amid a broad-based recovery, one day after recording their biggest declines in nearly two ye🅺ars.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite each gained 1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.8%. The indexes, which finished well off their intraday highs, snapped a three-session streak of big losses stemming from sharp declines in big-name tech stocks and growing investor♊ concerns about the health of the U.S. economy.
On Tuesday, every sector of the S&P 500 rose, a sharp cont♈rast to the previous session when every sector had fallen at least 1.7%.
Mega-cap tech stocks stabilized on Tuesday, with AI investor favorite Nvidia (NVDA) and Meta Platforms () both finishing nearly 4% higher, while Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN) and Tesla (TSLA) also gaining ground.
Shares of Palantir Technologies (PLTR) jumped 10% after the data analytics company 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:reported better-than-expecte♍d earnings and lifted its guidance on strong demand foಌr its AI ꧂platform.
Dow component Caterpillar (CAT) rose 3% after the heavy equipment manufacturer's quart🍒erly profit topped analysts' estimates.
The yield on 10-year Treasurys rose to 3.90% on Tuesday, after dropping below 3.70% on Monday to its lowest level in more than a year as expectations mounted that the 🦹Federal Reserve will have to cut inter💖est rates swiftly and deeply in the coming months to address a weakening economy. The data calendar was light Tuesday, so there was little for investors to react to on the economic news front.
The Fed's policy committee decided last week to leave its benchmark lending rate at a 23-year high but 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:open🍌ed the door to cutting the rate as soon as ꦓthe next committee meeting in Septem🦋ber.
Traders are pricing in about a 70% likelihood that the Fed will cut the rate by half a percentage point next month, according to the CME Group's FedWatch tool, which forecasts interest rate movements based on fed funds futures trading data. That's up from 13% a week ago but down from 99% early Monday when the stock market opened sharply lower.
The price of bitcoin rose to around $56,500, after falling below $50,000 on Monday for the first time since February as investors adopted a risk-off approach. Gold futures were down 0.6% to around $2,430 an ounce, while crude oil prices were slightly higher amid ongoing concerns about tensions in the Middle East.
S&P 500 Top Movers on Tuesday
Advancers
- Shares of Kenvue (KVUE), parent company of Band-Aid, Tylenol, and other consumer health care products, posted the strongest performance in the S&P 500, soaring 14.2%. The former unit of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) beat second-quarter sales estimates and 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:a🅠ffirmed its above-consens🅺us guidance for the full year. CEO Thibaut Mongon said Kenvue remains in the early stages of a transformation "into a bolder, more agile organization."
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- Uber Technologies (UBER) shares added 11.8% after the ridesharing company drove past analysts' revenue and net income estimates for the second quarter. Gross bookings jumped 19% from
a year ago, while 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:profits more than doubled, reaching $1.02 billion. - Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) sailed 8.5% higher after analysts at JPMorgan 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:cal♚led Royal Caribbean "best in class" in the cruise industry. The analysts cited Royal Caribbean's popularity among travelers, cost discipline, and growth plans as support for their "overweight" rating on the stock.
Decliners
- Shares of Henry Schein (HSIC), a distributor of dental and medical equipment, dropped 8%, marking the heaviest losses of any S&P 500 constituent. Henry Schein's second-quarter sales and profits fell short of expectations, and the company said it could take longer than expected for it to recuperate from a cybersecurity breach that disrupted its operations last year.
- Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD) shares fell 4.6% after the freight forwarding and logistics firm reported a year-over-year decline in profits, pressured by higher costs. Although Expeditors International posted an increase in airfreight tonnage volume from a year ago, its ocean container volume declined.
- Vulcan Materials (VMC) shares sank 4.3% after the provider of construction materials reported lower-than-expected quarterly sales and profits. The maker of construction aggregates also cut its forecast for full-year adjusted earnings befo🦩re interest, taxes, depreciation, and𒀰 amortization (EBITDA). Vulcan noted that high interest rates remain a drag on the housing sector, which lowers demand for its products.
Kenvue Jumps to Four-Month High After Earnings
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The Tylenol and Band-Aid parent, formerly the consumer healthcare unit of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), continues to expect 2024 net sꦚales growth between 1% and 3%, with the midpoint well above analysts' expectations of 1.4%, per Visible Alpha.
In the second quarter, the company posted 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:earnings per share (EPS) of 3 cent𓂃s on revenue of $4 billion. Analysts had called for EPS of 24 cents on revenue of $3.93 billion.&nbs♛p;Adjusted EPS of 32 cents topped estimates.
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Kenvue sh𓆉ares jumped nearly 15% to a four-month high on Tuesday, leading S&P 500 gainers.
What the 'Carry Trade' Had to do with Monday's Rout
The yen 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:carry trade, a popular investment strategy that exploits the gap between low Japanese interest rates and high rates elsewhere, may be one key factor in recent market𝕴 volatility.
A more aggressive Bank of Japan and soft U.S. economic data have threatened to nar🐲row the gap between Japanese and U.S. interest rates, prompting an unwinding of the trade.
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Nvidia Recovers as Analysts Highlight AI Leadership
Nvidia (NVDA) shares jumped Tuesday, recovering from a steep selloff the previous session that came amid reports its Blackwell artificial intelligence chip 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:will be delayed.
澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Analysts suggested that ♔while a delay could lead to near-term volatility for Nvidia, they remained bullish on the🥃 chipmaker's long-term prospects, highlighting its AI strength.
Nvidia’s "competitive position remains sound, and we don’t expect any share loss from a minor delay," Oppenheimer analysts said, adding that they see Nvidia as "best positioned in AI, benefiting from full stack AI hardware/software solutions."
A delay "could drive some volatility in Nvidia’s near-term," Goldman Sachs analysts said, though they "expect there to be little to no impact on CY2025 earnings and, most importantly, the company’s long-term competitive position."
Citi analysts, who had removed Nvidia from their "upside catalyst watch" over the weekend following reports of the delay, still maintained a "buy" rating for the stock.
Calling Nvidia's potential supply constraints a "solvable" issue, Bank of America analysts suggested they would view any sell-off as an "enhanced buying opportunity."
An Nvidia spokesperson told Investopedia that "Blackwell sampling has started, and production is on track to ramp" in the second half of the year, adding, "beyond that, we don't comment on rumors.”
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Nvidia shares were up 6% in ✤recent trading, recovering a chunk ꦬof the 14% decline for the stock over the previous three sessions.
Uber Stock Jumps After Earnings
Uber (UBER) stock jumped Tuesday after the ride-sharing giant's 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:second-quarter earnings ღbeat analysts' estimates as gross bookings grew 19% year-over-year.
The company reported a 16% revenue bump to $10.7 billion, 澳洲幸运𝓡5官方开奖结果体彩网:above Visible Alpha consensus estima💜tes. Net income also easily surpassed estimates ⭕at $1.02 billion, and more than doubled from last year's $394 million.
Gross bookings came in just above estimates at $39.95 billion, split largely between Uber's Mobility division ($20.6 billion) and its Delivery unit that includes Uber Eats ($18.1 billion).
JPMorgan analysts said in a note following the earnings report that they were encouraged by the acceleration of growth in Mobility and the focus on profitability of Uber's Delivery segment.
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Uber shares were up nearly 9% aro▨und midday Tuesday and were among the biggest gainers on th꧋e S&P 500
Caterpillar Leads Dow Gainers After Profit Beat
Caterpillar (CAT) shares rose Tuesday as the construction equipment maker's 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:second-quarter profits beat analy🐓sts' estimates, offsetting another quarter of revenue falling short of expectations.
Revenue slipped 3.6% year-over-year to $16.69 billion, coming in short of analysts' estimates compiled by Visible Alpha. Profits fell 8.2% to $2.68 billion, narrowly beating projections, but adjusted net income, accounting for roughly $250 million in one-time expenses like restructuring costs, beat estimates by a wider margin and rose from last year to $2.93 billion.
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Caterpillar shares were up🌌 more than 4% in recent trading, making it the♚ top gainer on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Palantir Jumps After Strong Earnings, Guidance Boost
Palantir (PLTR) shares jumped in early trading Tuesda🎐y after the data analytics company topped Wall Street’s quarterly e☂stimates and raised its full-year outlook amid strong demand for its AI software services.
The shares staged an impressive intraday reversal Monday on the highest trading volume since early May to close towards their high🧔 of the day after initially opening 12% lower, indicating larger market participants may have anticipated a big earnings-driven move.
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Major Indexes Poised to Open Higher Tuesday
Futures tie📖d to t𓂃he Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.4%.
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S&P 500 futures were also up 0.4%.
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Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.3%.
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