US stocks rise as cyclicals take the lead, crude weakness persists
Morgan Stanley beats estimates, stock touch record high
Grim ASML outlook hits chip stocks
Crude extends its slide
Updates to 14:47 EDT
By Stephen Culp
NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) -U.S. stocks advanced in opposition to their global counterparts on Wednesday, and crude extended its decline on worries that demand could soften.
Megacapgrowth stocks faltered, limitingthe tech-heavy Nasdaq's gains.
Economically sensitive sectors helped propel the S&P 500 and the Dow to more substantial gains.
"We're making up for the losses yesterday, yet investors are still cautious ahead of a slew of earnings, along with retail sales on Thursday morning," said Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson Group in Omaha.
Large banking firms have reported a string of upbeat earnings. Most recently, Morgan Stanley MS.N reported consensus-beating quarterly profit, sending its shares to a record high.
Upbeat earnings from United Airlines UAL.O boosted commercial air carrier stocks .SPCOMAIR by 6.7%.
But on Tuesday, chip equipment maker ASML ASML.AS forecast weaker than expected 2025 sales, prompting demand concerns.
"It’s early this earnings season but financials have done extremely well, of course we have many other industries coming up soon, but it is a nice start to this earning season," Detrick added. "After ASML’s disappointing guidance yesterday, worries are jumping regarding AI (artificial intelligence) and tech in general.
"The bar is set quite high and they have an important job to do, to show that the overall growth they continue to see is justified," Detrick said.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 330.75 points, or 0.77%, to 43,070.01, the S&P 500 .SPX rose 27.49 points, or 0.47%, to 5,842.82 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rose 54.33 points, or 0.30%, to 18,369.92.
European stocks settled lower in the wake of disappointing results from ASML. Luxury goods maker LVMH LVMH.PA weighed on sentiment as investors remained cautious ahead of the European Central Bank's (ECB) policy decision on Thursday.
MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS rose 0.74 points, or 0.09%, to 851.99. The STOXX 600 .STOXX index fell 0.19%, while Europe's broad FTSEurofirst 300 index .FTEU3 fell 4.37 points, or 0.21%.
Emerging market stocks .MSCIEF fell 6.02 points, or 0.52%, to 1,143.71.
Benchmark U.S. Treasury yields eased as financial markets cemented bets for a smaller interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve at the conclusion of next month's policy meeting.
The yield on benchmark U.S. 10-year notes US10YT=RR fell 2 basis points to 4.018%, from 4.038% late on Tuesday. The 30-year bond US30YT=RR yield fell 2.7 basis points to 4.3011% from 4.328% late on Tuesday.
The 2-year note US2YT=RR yield, which typically moves in step with interest rate expectations, fell 2.1 basis points to 3.936%, from 3.956% late on Tuesday.
The dollar touched a 10-week high against a basket of world currencies as investors ruled out a hefty policy rate cut at the Fed's next meeting, and began to consider the possibility that Republican DonaldTrump could winthe Nov. 5presidential election.
The dollar index =USD, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, rose 0.3% to 103.57, with the euro EUR= down 0.3% at $1.0857.
Against the Japanese yen JPY=, the dollar strengthened 0.38% to 149.76.
Oil prices were slightly lower, having dropped about 7% over the prior three days. Worries have eased aboutthe Middle East conflict disrupting supply, while2025 demand forecasts have disappointed oil traders
U.S. crude <CLc1> fell 0.27% to $70.39 a barrel and Brent LCOc1 fell to $74.22 per barrel, down 0.04% on the day.
Gold prices extended recent gains, boosted by a pull-back in U.S. bond yields.
Spot gold XAU= rose 0.52% to $2,674.88 an ounce.
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Reporting by Stephen Culp; Additional reporting by Amanda Cooper in London; Editing by Richard Chang and David Gregorio
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