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S&P, Nasdaq enjoy boost from big tech firms; Dow Jones dips

The S&P 500 gained 15.01 points, or 0.34%, to 4,486.38 and the Nasdaq Composite added 124.47 points, or 0.84%, to 15,021.81

Surging oil prices lift material, energy stocks on Wall Street

US crude jumped 2.28% to $81.16 per barrel, a level not seen since late 2014, and Brent rallied 1.9% to $83.98

Stocks nudge higher after US employment growth slows sharply in September

Stocks looked set to hold most of the previous session's gains as investors welcomed the US Senate's temporary lifting of the debt ceiling

Wall Street ends with solid gains; investors hail US debt-ceiling truce

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1% to end at 34,760.34 points, while the S&P 500 gained 0.83% to 4,399.82

Indices bounce back after four-day fall; NTPC gains over 4%, SBI rises 2.5%

The Sensex ended the session at 59,299, a gain of 533 points or 0.9 per cent

US stocks are vulnerable as big investors lose faith, RBC says

The latest data from CFTC on asset manager positioning in U.S. equities for all contracts combined fell significantly, its second weekly drop

Fed meeting: Global markets can ride out tapering, say experts

The Fed is charting a steady course, Joyce Chang, JPMorgan Global Research Chair says in a television interview with Bloomberg

Fed's Powell says taper could start in November, finish in mid-2022

US stocks pared gains, while yields on 10-year Treasuries pushed higher

Wall Street pushes ahead a day after biggest drop since May

Stocks rose modestly in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday, making up some of the ground they lost in a sharp pullback a day earlier. The S&P 500 rose 0.2per cent as of 10:13 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 135 points, or 0.4per cent, to 34,099 and the Nasdaq rose 0.2per cent. Health care companies helped lead the broader market higher. Johnson & Johnson rose 1.2per cent after reporting that a booster of its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a stronger immune response months after people receive a first dose. Technology companies also made gains in a reversal from Monday, when the sector slumped. The yield on the 10-year Treasury held steady at 1.31per cent. European markets were also higher, and Asian markets mostly rose. Chinese markets remained closed for a holiday. The market sell-off on Monday was prompted in part by worries about heavily indebted Chinese real estate developers and the damage they could do if they default and send ripple ...

US futures fall over 1% on growth worries amid Covid, focus turns to Fed

Wall Street's main indexes have been hurt this month by fears of potentially higher corporate tax rates denting earnings and have shrugged off signs inflation might have peaked

International funds gain traction on returns, diversification boost

Apart from diversification, rupee depreciation has helped some global funds post returns of 42-44%

NSE to go live with top 50 US stocks in first phase at GIFT City

At present, domestic investors can get exposure to foreign stocks through a broker who has a tie-up with an international broker

Wall Street pushes US stocks, oil prices higher on promising data

US stocks and oil prices rebounded as unemployment claims declined and the trade deficit widened, positive economic data in the face of rising Covid-19 cases and signals of declining Fed stimulus

US stocks slip on Amazon disappointing earning report, dollar bounces

US stocks dropped on Friday to pull further from record highs as an underwhelming earnings report from Amazon.com Inc dampened the market mood

US stocks slip on Amazon earnings, dollar near one-month low

Amazon's warning of slowing growth gave investors a reason to tamper recent market exuberance and cash in profits

JPMorgan entices CEO Jamie Dimon to stick around with surprise stock award

At 65, Dimon is the only sitting bank CEO who led a major firm through the financial crisis

Robinhood seeks up to $35-billion valuation in upcoming mega US IPO

About 55 million shares are being offered in the IPO to raise over $2.3 billion

Treasury yields rise, US stocks rally to record highs; dollar weakens

Treasury yields extended their rise on Friday while the three major US stock indexes rallied to record closing highs, as markets relaxed a bit from fears of a slowing pace of economic recovery

Wall Street: Futures tumble on growth worries, Chinese tech rout

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic warned that a spike in the highly infectious variant could hamper a US economic recovery

US stocks mixed as Nasdaq hovers near record, dollar turns higher

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. stocks were mixed on Wednesday after reassurances from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that the Fed is not rushing to raise interest rates, while European stocks remained under pressure.