Big Tech rallies as investors bet on rate cuts
Main U.S. indexes surge; Nasdaq ends up ~2.4%
Tech leads S&P 500 sector gainers, up 3%; Energy sole loser
Dollar down;, gold slips; crude off ~2%; bitcoin up >3%
U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield falls to ~3.85%
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BIG TECH RALLIES AS INVESTORS BET ON RATE CUTS
Wall Street ended sharply higher on Tuesday, with hefty gains in Big Tech after softer-than-expected producer prices data fueled bets the Fed will cut interest rates sharply in September.
Heavyweight AI chipmaker Nvidia NVDA.O surged 6.5% and lifted the PHLX semiconductor index .SOX 4.2%.
Starbucks SBUX.O soared 24.5% after the coffee giant appointed Chipotle Mexican Grill's CMG.N head Brian Niccol as chairman and CEO. Chipotle dropped 7.5%.
U.S. producer prices increased less than expected in July, indicating that inflation continued to moderate as investors bet the Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates to avoid a recession.
Investors now await July consumer-price data on Wednesday and retail sales on Thursday.
Traders now see a 55% chance of a 50-basis-point rate cut by the U.S. central bank, from less than 50% before the report, according to CME's FedWatch Tool.
With Tuesday's gain, the S&P 500 has recovered about 5% from its recent closing low on Aug. 5, and it remains down 4% from its record high close on July 16.
Here is the final snapshot of the U.S. market:
(Noel Randewich)
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FOR TUESDAY'S EARLIER LIVE MARKETS POSTS:
BOFA CLIENTS KEEP AN OPEN LINE TO COMMUNICATION SERVICES - CLICK HERE
HARRIS HOLDS LEAD OVER TRUMP ON PREDICTIT BETTING PLATFORM - CLICK HERE
STARBUCKS CATCHES NICCOL FEVER - CLICK HERE
U.S. STOCKS RIDE A TAME PPI TAILWIND - CLICK HERE
DRUG PRICES AFTER MEDICARE NEGOTIATIONS MAY BE A 'NOTHING BURGER" FOR BIG PHARMA - CLICK HERE
DOW INDUSTRIALS: 40K HURDLE STILL LOOMS LARGE - CLICK HERE
SHOCK HORROR: BRITISH WAGES ARE ACTUALLY RISING - CLICK HERE
WATCH RISING EUROPEAN GAS PRICES - CLICK HERE
EUROPEAN STOCKS: NEAR TERM DOWNSIDE, LONG TERM UPSIDE - BOFA SURVEY - CLICK HERE
CALM WATERS AS UTILITIES SUPPORT STOXX, TRAVEL DRAGS - CLICK HERE
HEALTHY START AHEAD FOR EUROPEAN STOCKS - CLICK HERE
STABLE YEN LEADS NIKKEI HIGHER AHEAD OF US DATA TEST - CLICK HERE
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