Dow closes at record high as tame inflation report also lifts small caps
U.S. PCE stands at 2.2% in Aug
Russell 2000 index up 0.67%
Bristol-Myers gains after schizophrenia drug approval
Costco slips after Q4 revenue misses estimates
Indexes: Dow up 0.33%, S&P 500 down 0.13%, Nasdaq down 0.39%
Updates with 4:23 pm ET
By Echo Wang
Sept 27 (Reuters) - The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high as a subdued inflation report stoked hopes for more Federal Reserve rate cuts, whichalso boosted small-cap stocks and enabled Wall Street's three main indexes to post weekly gains.
The technology-heavy Nasdaq slipped for the day while the S&P 500 edged slightly lower, but both indexes stayed close to recent record highs.
“The market at this point..(is) pretty much pricing in a soft landing, and pricing in that we have defeated inflation, and that the Fed will be able to lower rates without causing a bunch of harm to the economy”, said Liz Young Thomas, head of investment strategy at SoFi in New York.
The Commerce Department reported a moderate rise in consumer spending while inflation pressures continued to ease. Separately, the University of Michigan's final September reading on consumer sentiment came in at 70.1, surpassing economists' expectations of 69.3, according to a Reuters poll.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 137.89 points, or 0.33%, to 42,313.00, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 7.20 points, or 0.13%, to 5,738.17 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 70.70 points, or 0.39%, to 18,119.59.
The Russell 2000 index .RUT, which tracks small caps that fare better in a low-rate environment, gained 0.67% to a one-week high.
Shares of NvidiaNVDA.O dropped 2.17%, weighing on the technology-heavy Nasdaq.
Investors now slightly favor a 50-basis-point cut at the Fed's next meeting with a 52.1% chance, up from a coin toss before the data, as per the CME Group's FedWatch Tool.
Cooling price pressures prompted the Fed to cut rates by 50 bps last week. Focus will now shift to a slew of labor market reports due next week.
Among individual stocks, Bristol-Myers Squibb BMY.N added 1.58% afterthe U.S. FDA approved its schizophrenia drug.
Costco Wholesale COST.O lost 1.76% after posting downbeat fourth-quarter revenue.
U.S.-listed shares of Chinese firms such as Alibaba BABA.N rose 2.15%,PDD Holdings PDD.O climbed 4.67% and NetEase NTES.O gained 2.65%after China's central bank lowered interest rates and injected liquidity into the banking system.
The optimism extended to miners, with Arcadium ALTM.N gaining 2.13%, and U.S.-listed shares of BHP BHP.N also adding 1.81%.
Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.82-to-1 ratio on the NYSE. There were 605 new highs and 31 new lows on the NYSE.
The S&P 500 posted 42 new 52-week highs and no new lows while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 74 new highs and 65 new lows.
Volume on U.S. exchanges was 11.50 billion shares, compared with the 11.87 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.
PCE, the shorter term view https://reut.rs/3WXgbkd
Reporting Echo Wang in New York; Additional Reporting by Johann M Cherian and Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva, Maju Samuel and David Gregorio
Mga Kaugnay na Asset
Pinakabagong Balita
Disclaimer: Ang mga kabilang sa XM Group ay nagbibigay lang ng serbisyo sa pagpapatupad at pag-access sa aming Online Trading Facility, kung saan pinapahintulutan nito ang pagtingin at/o paggamit sa nilalaman na makikita sa website o sa pamamagitan nito, at walang layuning palitan o palawigin ito, at hindi din ito papalitan o papalawigin. Ang naturang pag-access at paggamit ay palaging alinsunod sa: (i) Mga Tuntunin at Kundisyon; (ii) Mga Babala sa Risk; at (iii) Kabuuang Disclaimer. Kaya naman ang naturang nilalaman ay ituturing na pangkalahatang impormasyon lamang. Mangyaring isaalang-alang na ang mga nilalaman ng aming Online Trading Facility ay hindi paglikom, o alok, para magsagawa ng anumang transaksyon sa mga pinansyal na market. Ang pag-trade sa alinmang pinansyal na market ay nagtataglay ng mataas na lebel ng risk sa iyong kapital.
Lahat ng materyales na nakalathala sa aming Online Trading Facility ay nakalaan para sa layuning edukasyonal/pang-impormasyon lamang at hindi naglalaman – at hindi dapat ituring bilang naglalaman – ng payo at rekomendasyon na pangpinansyal, tungkol sa buwis sa pag-i-invest, o pang-trade, o tala ng aming presyo sa pag-trade, o alok para sa, o paglikom ng, transaksyon sa alinmang pinansyal na instrument o hindi ginustong pinansyal na promosyon.
Sa anumang nilalaman na galing sa ikatlong partido, pati na ang mga nilalaman na inihanda ng XM, ang mga naturang opinyon, balita, pananaliksik, pag-analisa, presyo, ibang impormasyon o link sa ibang mga site na makikita sa website na ito ay ibibigay tulad ng nandoon, bilang pangkalahatang komentaryo sa market at hindi ito nagtataglay ng payo sa pag-i-invest. Kung ang alinmang nilalaman nito ay itinuring bilang pananaliksik sa pag-i-invest, kailangan mong isaalang-alang at tanggapin na hindi ito inilaan at inihanda alinsunod sa mga legal na pangangailangan na idinisenyo para maisulong ang pagsasarili ng pananaliksik sa pag-i-invest, at dahil dito ituturing ito na komunikasyon sa marketing sa ilalim ng mga kaugnay na batas at regulasyon. Mangyaring siguruhin na nabasa at naintindihan mo ang aming Notipikasyon sa Hindi Independyenteng Pananaliksik sa Pag-i-invest at Babala sa Risk na may kinalaman sa impormasyong nakalagay sa itaas, na maa-access dito.
