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US equities finished the week with substantial losses, reflecting a gloomy market mood amid concerns that the Fed would hike rates aggressively and high US Treasury yields. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite nose-dived recording losses between 2.6% and 2.8%, each sitting at 4,271.78, …

Major US equity indices reversed early gains on Thursday amid hawkish comments from Fed Chair Powell. The S&P 500 dipped back to 4,400, having earlier rallied above 4,500 on initial strength related to strong Tesla earnings.Major US equity indices reversed early gains on Thursday as US yields rallied following hawkish …

US stocks fell as the selloff in Treasuries resumed, with traders bracing for the possibility of more aggressive policy tightening by the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, the US dollar is gaining momentum.Treasury yields rose across the curve, with the policy-sensitive two-year rate climbing as much as 15 basis points 2.73% as …

Stocks edged mostly higher in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday but were held back by streaming entertainment giant Netflix, which lost more than a third of its value after reporting its first subscriber loss in more than a decade and predicting more grim times ahead.US stock indexes posted a …

An optimistic earnings outlook helped push Wall Street higher on Tuesday, while concerns over global economic growth and expectations on recession heavily weighed on oil and boosted bond yields.The tech-heavy Nasdaq led the way for gains in U.S. markets, shaking off lower trading in Europe. With many corporations beginning to …

US stocks ended little changed in remarkably thin trading Monday and Treasuries ticked lower at the long-end of the curve as investors focused on corporate results and prospects for faster policy tightening by the US central bank.The S&P 500 closed down less than 0.1%, after swinging between narrow gains and …

Major US equity indices showed mixed performance on Thursday, with tech stocks underperforming as US yields soured. Investors received another update on the recovery in the jobs market. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits ticked up last week, according to the Labour Department, but remained at a historically low …

Wall Street Ends Higher, Breaking a 3-Day Losing Streak Wall Street rallied to end higher on Wednesday, powered by a recovery in interest-sensitive growth stocks as investors digested hot inflation data and a mixed bag of quarterly results. Stocks closed higher on Wall Street as investors reviewed the latest round …

The Dow Jones Industrial Average added around 66 points to stand at 34,286. The S&P 500 added around nine points at 4,407. The tech laden Nasdaq index gained around 34 points to stand at 13,406US benchmarks started marginally ahead on Wednesday after a volatile start as first quarter earnings season …

S&P 500 remains under pressure with daily MACD momentum threatening to turn lower. Key remains a cluster of supports including the 63-day average and 38.2% retracement of the February/March rally at 4455/38, below which can see a more bearish tone emerge again, economists at Credit Suisse report.Break above 4520/25 needed …