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New York (AFP) – The New York Stock Exchange ended Monday on a strong rebound, driven by the technology sector, as an initial burst of bank results made investors optimistic.
The Dow Jones index closed up 1.86% to 30,185.82 points, the Nasdaq climbed 3.43% to 10,675.80 points, and the S&P 500 rose 2.65% to 3,677.95 points.
After a hectic week for the financial markets, between stubborn US inflation and the disappointments of the pound sterling, the indices took advantage of better than expected banking results to raise their heads.
“It looks like we are starting to come out of the bottom of the wave. I think investors are relatively optimistic regarding the results of companies following several banks,” said Maris Ogg, portfolio manager for Tower. Bridge Advisors.
“It’s probably a little premature because banks are one of the few sectors to benefit from rising interest rates anyway, but I think in the next few weeks we will know if the market has bottomed out,” added the specialist.
She also pointed out that the recent fall in prices “has reached a point where there are now attractive valuations”, which in particular supported the technology sector.
Amazon thus took 6.89% to 113.79 dollars, Meta (Facebook) gained 5.74% and Netflix 6.57%.
On Monday, Bank of America reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue before the opening of trade, even though its profit fell, due to provisions set aside to prepare for a deterioration in the economic situation.
An approach that appealed to investors: the action took 6.07%.
Bank of New York Mellon (+5.13%) ended sharply higher following results above forecasts for the third quarter.
In a current of sympathy, JPMorgan, which also announced better than expected results on Friday while warning of economic difficulties to come, climbed 4.22%.
If – apart from the Beige Book of the American Federal Reserve (Fed) on Thursday – the calendar of economic indicators will be light this week, that of corporate results will enter the heart of the matter.
We expect a series of big names in technology such as Netflix, Tesla, IBM, as well as Johnson and Johnson, United Airlines or Procter and Gamble.
The market was not discouraged by manufacturing activity in the highly industrialized region of New York, which deteriorated once more in October, and more than expected, according to the New York Fed’s Empire State index. It fell by 8 points, to fall to -9.1 points, signifying a sharp contraction in industrial activity.
Some like Andreas Lipkow, an independent analyst, saw it as a sign that the Fed might be asked to ease off on rate hikes, which may have put a smile on the markets’ face.
But for Maris Ogg, with an unemployment rate at its lowest in 50 years in the United States, the Fed has all the flexibility it needs to tighten the screw and “bring monetary policy back to normal”.
relieved
The stock market was also relieved by the U.K. government’s regarding-face regarding its budget plans.
“It’s clear that the financial markets like what they heard from Jeremy Hunt,” Britain’s new finance minister, said Patrick O’Hare of Briefing.com.
Mr Hunt, appointed on Friday by British Prime Minister Liz Truss following the scathing disavowal of her first draft budget containing unwelcome tax cuts, said he intended to restore “stability”.
The pound sterling regained color once morest the dollar (+1.60% to 1.1351 dollar around 8:00 p.m. GMT).
The energy group Continental Resources, which specializes in the production of shale gas, saw its stock rise 8.65% to almost match the price of its owner Harold Hamm’s offer. The billionaire intends to acquire the rest of the titles that the family does not own and withdraw the group from the rating. The company is valued at over $25 billion.
The video game platform Roblox, which had lost almost half of its value over the past year, soared almost 20% to 42.65 dollars following announcing a sharp increase in daily players in September.
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