Major U.S. stock indexes surged to record highs Friday as investors welcomed stron♌g earnings reports from banks and a benign inflation reading.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 gained 1% and 0.6%, respectively, both hitting all-time c꧙losing highs, while the Nasdaq Composite added 0.3%. The major indexes have recorded weekly gains for five consecutive weeks, boosted by optimism abut the outlook for the U.S. economy and corporate earnings.
Banking stocks helped power the move higher Friday after the release of better-than-expected quarterly results, as the earnings reporting season kicked into high gear. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) shares rose 4.4%, leading Dow gainers, while 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Wells Fargo (WFC) jumped 5.6%.
Tesla (TSLA) shares tumbled 8.8%, leading Nasdaq decliners, after the electric vehicle maker unveiled its Cybercab robotaxi, as well a larger Robovan and a humanoid robot, at a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:highly anticipated event late Thursday. Investors were hoping for more details on the c🅠ompany's robotaxi plans and were disappointed Tesꦯla didn't reveal a new, lower-cost vehicle.
Shares of Uber (UBER) jumped 11%, leading S&P 500 gainers, as the lack of details on how the robotaxi business would work eased investors' concerns about how it could affect ridesharing companies. Shares of competitor Lyft (LYFT) were up nearly 10%.
Large-cap technology stocks were mixed. Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), Meta Platforms (META) and Alphabet (GOOGL) gained ground, while AI investor favorite Nvidia (NVDA) and Apple (AAPL) fell slightly.
Producer price index 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:data released this morning came in largely as expected, while the latest 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:consumer sentiment reading was slightly weaker than economists had anticipated. Investors are keeping close tabs on data as they seek further confirmation that the economy is on sound footing, while also looking for clues about 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:how aggressive the Federal Reserve wꦛill be as it cuts interest rates.
On Thursday, the consumer price index showed that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:inflation in September was hotter than expected while 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:weekly jobless claims were higher than economists anticipated. The Fed has a dual mandate to promote price stability and maximum employment, and Thursday's data points were 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:bad news for the Fed on both fronts.
The yield on 10-year Treasurys, which is correlated with expectations around interest rates, was slightly higher at 4.10% late Friday. The yield jumped above 4% earlier this week for the first time in two months as market expectations for big rate cuts by the Fed faded after last Friday's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:stronger-than-expected jobs report for September.
Crude oil futures, which have been volatile amid concerns that conflict in the Middle East could disrupt oil supplies, were down slightly Friday. Gold futures were up more than 1% at ꦺaround $2,670 an ounce, while bitcoin gained more than 5% to trade near $63,000, recovering from a selloff yesterday.
Biggest S&P 500 Movers on Friday
Advancers
- The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:lukewarm response to Telsไa's Cybercab helped boost shares of ridesharing companies that will face competition from the implementation of self-driving taxis. Uber Technologies (UBER) shares jumped 10.8%, notching the top performance in the S&P 500 and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:hitting a record high. Shares of Uber rival Lyft (LYFT) were up 9.6%.
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- Fastenal (FAST), a producer of nuts, bolts, screws, and other industrial supplies, topped analysts' estimates with its 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:sales an🐬d profit results for the third quarter. Solid demand for the company's safety products helped drive the strong results, even as Hurricane Helene caused a disruption to sales. Fastenal shares ended 9.8% higher on Friday.
- Shares of industrial maintenance, repair, and operation supplier W.W. Grainger (GWW) popped 5.8% to reach an all-time high. In its most recent earnings report, released in August, Grainger reported year-over-year sales growth, boosted by strength in its High-Touch Solutions and Endless Assortment segments.
- Bank earnings season kicked off on Friday as two of the country's largest financial institutions released quarterly results, with more companies set to follow suit next week. Wells Fargo (WFC) shares jumped 5.6% after the bank reported 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:better-than-expected revenue and net inc👍ome for the third quarter.
- JPMorgan Chase (JPM), the world's largest bank by market capitalization, also 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:beat top- and bottom-line forecasts while reporting year-over-year gains in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:net interest income (NII), and its shares added 4.4%. Shares of Bank of America (BAC), which is set to release results on Tuesday, were up 5.0%.
Decliners
- A.O. Smith (AOS) shares dropped 6.3% after the water heater and boiler manufacturer reported lackluster preliminary results for the third quarter, predicting sales and earnings per share (EPS) to come in below consensus estimates. The company also reduced its full-year profit guidance, citing weak demand for residential and commercial water heaters in North America as well as a cautious outlook for Chinese markets during the second half of the year.
- Shares of Align Technology (ALGN), maker of orthodontics products, fell 3.3% after Stifel cut its price target on the stock. Analysts also lowered their full-year revenue and earnings estimates, indicating that they do not expect Align to reach an inflection point in the near term.
How Rising Treasury Yields Could Affect Stocks
The yield on 10-year Treasurys crossed 4.1% for the first time since July this week, extending an a✃sce𝔉nt that has paradoxically coincided with the beginning of a rate-cutting cycle.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury has risen by about half a percentage point since dipping below 3.6% on Sept. 17, the day before the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark federal funds rate fr🦩om🎐 its highest level in more than 20 years.
Stock investors are often unnerved by rising yields for a few reasons. First, they draw money away from the stock market and lower stock valuations by increasing the yield on lower-risk fixed-income securities. Second, they discourage consumer and business borrowღing, weighing on economic growth and corporate profits in the process.
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Yet rising Treasury yields haven't stood in the way of stocks in recent weeks. The S&P 500 on Friday closed at its 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:45th record high of the year as the 10-year yield was at a tw🍰o-month high. Major stock indexes have posted gains in five consecutive weeks.
Stocks have been supported⛎ lately by growing conviction on Wall Street that the U.S. economy’s strength can support corporate profits. Earnings have mostly held up through years of elevated interest rates, and the Fed’s easing cycle—whether aggressive or more measured—should mostly be a tailwind fꦺor business and stocks.
Read the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:full story here.
Columbus Day Schedule for Markets
Considering the 澳洲幸运5🍰开奖号码历史查询:New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq largely follow the calendar of federal holidays for closures, it may come as a surprise that both will be open and operating normal🐈ly on Columbus Day on Monday.
The two remaining holidays on the exchanges' respective calendars for 2024 are Thanksgiving and Christmas, with additional shortened hours on the day after Thanksgiving and on Christmas Eve.
However, federal operations such as the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Federal Reserve and post offices will be closed on Monday, as will com🍷mercial banks that follow the federal holiday schedule. Bond markets wi🍷ll also be closed
Why Uber Hit All-Time High After Robotaxi Rollout
Shares of Uber Technologies (UBER) jumped to a record high on Friday after Tesla’s (TSLA) much-aꩵnticipated robotaxi lꩵaunch event failed to live up to ridesharing investors' fears.
Tesla on Thursday evening 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:unveiled its CyberCab, an autonomous car designed for ridesharing, and a 20-seater "RoboVan." CEO Elon Musk said the CyberCab would cost ꧅less than $3🎉0,000, and described a vision of individuals operating fleets of CyberCabs as an alternative to driving one car through either Uber or Lyft.
Analysts were disappointed by the event, noting it was lighter on details🌊 than many Uber ♎and Lyft investors had feared. Jefferies analysts in a note to clients called the CyberCab “toothless,” and said the event was a “best-case outcome for Uber.”
Tesla, the analysts wrote, didn't "provide verifiable evidence of progress" on autonomous vehicles (AV), and that Uber was “uniquely positioned to support sustainable growth for AV developers.” Jefferies has a “buy” rating on Uber stock.
Bank of America analysts noted that some risks remain, including the potential for RoboVans and CyberCabs to cost significantly less to operate than a conventional rideshare. However, Tesla gave “no specific business model” for a rideshare app that would compete with Uber or Lyft. They maintained their "buy" rating on Uber.
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Uber stock was up 11% Friday afternoon, leading S&P 500 gainers. Shares of competitor Lyft (LYFT) jumped 9%.
Tesla Price Levels to Watch as Stock Sinks After Robotaxi Event
Tesla (TSLA) shares plunged Friday after the EV maker’s long-awaited robotaxi event 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史൩查询:failed to live up to investors' e🐠xpectations.
Since bottoming out in early August, Tesla shares trended higher until early October before retracing within a flag, a chart pattern that signals a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:continuation of the stock’s move higher.
However, volumes remain below average, suggesting larger market participants may be♈ sitting on the sidelines digesting the automaker’s October updates, including delivery numbers, the robotaxi event and the reꦉlease of quarterly results in two weeks.
Investors should watch key support levels on Tesla's chart around $225, and $205, while monitoring overhead resistance areas near $265 and $300.
The stock w🌄as down 8% at around $220 at 1:00 p.m. ET Friday.
Read the full 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:technical analysis piece here.
Major Indexes on Pace for 5th Straight Week of Gains
Major U.S. indexes are on track to post their fifth consecutive week of gains, as t♊he stock market once again recov🐬ered from a rocky start to a week.
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are poised to close at record highs, w💧hile the Nasdaq Composite was just 1.7% from its all-time closing high as of midday on Friday.
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Wells Fargo Jumps After Earnings Report
Wells Fargo (WFC) shares rose roughly 6% ꦿFriday morning after the bank reported better-than-expected third-quarter revenue and 🥀profit.
The lender reported $5.11 billion in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:net income for the quarter, down from $5.77 billion last year but nearly half a billion dollars better than analysts had expected. Wells Fargo's revenue also was down year-over-year at $20.37 bi🌌llion but came in slightly above estimates.
Shares of Wells Fargo have gained near💃ly 25% this year.
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Stellantis Slides as Automaker Announces Executive Shakeup
Stellantis (STLA) shares lost ground in early trading Friday ♍after the parent of the Jeep, Chrysler, and other brands announced a shakeup of its manaꦗgement as it tries to recover from a sales slump.
The changes🐭 included replacing CFO Natalie Knight with China COO Doug Ostermann.
The company said the changes were made to "redouble" its focus on key priorities and address global challenges facing the industry.
CEO Carlos Tavares called this a “Darwinian period for the automotive industry,” and said the new management tไeam is expected to help “tackle the challenges ahead.”
Stellantis has been reeling from a slowing car market, excess inventory, and Chinese competition. Last month, the automaker 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:cut its outlook. Last week, it posted a significant drop in U.S. sales. Barclays downgraded the stock following the news, warning it sees no♐ real recovery for Stellantis until at least the first half of next year.
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Stellantis shares were down nearly 3% Friday morning and have lost 44% since the start of 2꧂💫024.
Tesla Shares Tank After Robotaxi Event Fails to Impress
Tesla (TSLA) shares stumbled early Friday as markets appeared to be initially unimpressed with the electric vehicle (EV) maker's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:"We, Robot" event last night, which included the unveiling of autonomous taxi an🔯d van models.
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The autonomous taxi, called the "Cybercab," will go into production by 2026 once Tesla has approval from regulators for its full self-driving software, which 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Elon Musk saidꦚ should be rolled out in California and Texas by next year for its Model 3 and Model Y.
At the event, Musk also revealed the "Robovan," a larger autonomous vehicle designed to carry groups of people or cargo, along with showcasing Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot, with some helping serve drinks, dance, and perform other functions.
One factor pressuring Tesla's stock could be that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:analysts had said they expected the company cou🐷ld reveal a lower-cost vehicle that could be released next year. Wedbush analysts said in a Friday note that the lack of a "Model 2" announcement is the "elephant in the room this morning," as they also acknowledged that Musk and Tesla "ideally" should have spent more time on details like how the robotaxi network will operate.
Tesla shares were down nearly 1꧑0% in ea📖rly trading Friday.
JPMorgan Rises as Earnings Handily Beat Estimates
JPMorgan Chase (JPM) shar♑es were up abou🏅t 1% in premarket trading after the bank reported revenue and net interest income growth in its third-quarter results.
The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:world's largest bank by market cap posted revenue of $42.65 billion, well above the $39.87 billion it reported a year ago and the $40.85 billion consensus estimate of analysts compiled by Visible Alpha. Reported 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:net interest income (NII) rose to $23.🎃41 billion from $22.73 billion.
Profit fell slightly to $12.9 billion from $13.15 bilꦇlion, but edged higher to $4.37 from $4.33 on a per-share basis. Analysts were expecting $11.81 billion, or $3.97 per share.
Higher interest rates in recent years helped JPMorgan and other banks reach record levels of net interest income, but 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:rising deposit costs have affected ban🃏k earnings in recent quart🌳ers while loan growth has stalled.
JPMorgan and other banks are reporting earnings amid a shifting economic environment, as the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Federal Reserve last month cut interest rates for 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:the first time since 2020. Analysts expect that the newly lowered rates and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:potential for future cuts should help lower deposit costs and spark more investment banꦏking and loan growth in the coming quarters.
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Analyst and investor attention has also focused recently on how JPMorgan will form a succession plan for 68-year-old 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jamie Di♏mon. The i🤡nfluential executive has said in recent months that the bank wants to make sure it gets the plan right when he steps away in the coming years
Major Index Futures Lower Ahead of Economic Data Releases
Future🗹s tied to the Dow Jones⭕ Industrial Average were down less than 0.1%.
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S&P 500 futures were also dow✨n less than 0.1%.
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Nasdaq 100 futures were off 0.3%.
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