November 06, 2024 19:58 GMT
US STOCKS: Post-Election Rally Forges New All-Time Highs
US STOCKS
- Stocks continue to mark new all-time highs late Wednesday - a Trump presidency seen as positive for business, credit risks waning. Currently, the DJIA trades up 1426.58 points (3.38%) at 43649.52, S&P E-Minis up 139.25 points (2.4%) at 5951.5, Nasdaq up 517.7 points (2.8%) at 18956.76.
- Financials and Energy sectors continued to lead gainers in late trade, banks and financial services outperforming: Synchrony +18.41%, Discover +18.16%, Capital One +14.03%. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs gains 12.94%, Wells Fargo +11.92%, Morgan Stanley +12.32% and JP Morgan +10.55%. Oil & gas services shares continued to support the Energy sector: Baker Hughes +11.35%, Schlumberger +8.87%, EQT Corp +7.81% while Halliburton gains 7.33%.
- Real Estate and Consumer Staples sectors lagged the post-election rally: investment trusts, particularly specialized and Health Care REITS underperformed: Iron Mountain -9.16%, American Tower -7.14%, Public Storage -5.26%. A mix of broadline retail and personal product makers weighed on Staples: Dollar Tree -7.89%, Brown-Forman -4.62%, Colgate-Palmolive -3.9%.
- With over 75% of of the S&P reporting earnings already, a large backlog of earnings announcements expected after today's close include: Corteva, Albemarle, Energy Transfer, Take-Two Interactive Software, Duolingo, Gilead Sciences, APA Corp, McKesson Corp, Williams Cos, Dutch Bros, Match Group, Lyft, Core Scientific, Permian Resources, Zillow Group, Guardant Health, Fair Isaac, QUALCOMM, AMC Entertainment, Coherent, Wolfspeed.
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