Nasdaq crosses 17,000 mark for first time ahead of inflation test

While the Nasdaq and S&P 500 celebrated their fifth consecutive week of gains, the Dow Jones took a different path on Friday. Healthcare stocks, led by an 8% plunge in Moderna, dragged down both the Dow and the broader S&P 500 sector. This divergence comes amidst ongoing market optimism fueled by speculation of potential interest rate cuts from the world's most influential central bank later this year. This optimism has propelled Wall Street to record-breaking highs since late 2023.

The breached the 17,000 level for the first time on Tuesday, buoyed as AI darling Nvidia jumped to a record high, even as focus shifted to key later in the week that could sway expectations for the 's rate-cut path.

Nvidia's gains lifted its fellow chip stocks, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index up 1.7% as traders returned from a holiday-extended weekend.

The Dow lagged other indexes as healthcare and financial stocks dragged. Healthcare also led the S&P 500 subsector losses, weighed by an 8% drop in Moderna .

The possibility that the world's most influential central bank could kick off this year has sent on a record-breaking rally since late 2023, with the and S&P 500 marking their fifth straight week of gains on Friday.

However, expectations for the timing of have see-sawed, with policymakers wary as the data still reflects sticky inflation.

Market attention now shifts to the U.S. report for April later in the week. The Fed's preferred inflation barometer is expected to hold steady on a monthly basis.

"There has been an emerging acceptance by the investment community that it is unlikely that the Fed will lower rates in 2024. As we anticipate the next economic data, investors will be looking to see if those results will reinforce the changing opinion that there will be no rate cuts this year," said Peter Andersen, founder of Andersen Capital Management.

Odds of a rate reduction of at least 25 basis points stand above the 50% mark only for the months of November and December this year, according to the CME .

U.S. trading moves to a shorter settlement on Tuesday, which regulators hope will reduce risk and improve efficiency, but is expected to temporarily increase transaction failures for investors.

Minneapolis Fed President said in an interview with CNBC that the U.S. central bank should wait before cutting interest rates, adding that it could potentially even hike rates if inflation does not fall further.

At 11:29 a.m. the Industrial Average fell 130.37 points, or 0.33%, to 38,939.22, the S&P 500 gained 3.92 points, or 0.07%, to 5,308.64 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 87.15 points, or 0.52%, to 17,008.27.

raised its year-end target for the benchmark index to 5,600 from an earlier projection of 5,400, marking the highest forecast among major brokerages.

rose nearly 0.9% after iPhone sales in China surged 52% in April from a year earlier, Reuters calculations based on industry data showed.

Shares of rose 3% after said it would buy almost all the regional carrier's wireless operations in a $4.4 billion deal.

shot up 24% after the videogame retailer said late on Friday it had raised $933 million by selling 45 million shares as part of an "at-the-market" offering.

Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.12-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.09-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.

The S&P 500 posted 23 new 52-week highs and eight new lows, while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 75 new highs and 61 new lows.


Source: Stocks-Markets-Economic Times

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