Dow soars 800 points, S&P, Nasdaq up over 2% as investors focus on earnings
ADVERTISEMENT At 11:11 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones jumped 800.89 points or 2.10% to close at 38,971.30, the S&P 500 rose 114.80 points or 2.23% to 5,273.00, and the Nasdaq surged 393.92 points or 2.48% to 16,264.82.
Investors sifted through a slew of quarterly earnings, with dozens more due through the week, for indications on how companies are navigating the uncertainty caused by tariffs and their expectations for a hit to future earnings.
"There's still a lot of uncertainty in the air with where tariffs will land... but if we can look past that, the fundamentals in the markets still look very good," said Eric Sterner, chief investment officer for Apollon Wealth Management. "Earnings are expected to grow 10% for this first quarter, so corporate profits are still very healthy." Shares of industrial conglomerate 3M Co, the biggest gainer on the blue-chip Dow, jumped 3.4% after the company beat first-quarter profit expectations.
ADVERTISEMENT Verizon fell 2.4% after posting a higher quarterly subscriber loss. Northrop Grumman slumped 8.7% after it reported a sharp drop in profit, while RTX tumbled 8% after the company flagged a potential hit of about $850 million to annual profit from tariffs.
ADVERTISEMENT Megacaps also recovered, with Nvidia rising 1.1% and Apple up 1.7%. All sectors on the S&P 500 inched higher, with consumer discretionary taking the lead.
ADVERTISEMENT Tesla, which will kick off earnings for the "Magnificent Seven" group of megacap stocks after markets close, rose 2.1%. The mood, however, remained fragile as investors awaited Trump's next move in his relentless tussle with
ADVERTISEMENT Powell over interest rates, fueling concerns about the central bank's autonomy and the future monetary policy path, which pushed Wall Street down more than 2% on Monday. Clarity on U.S. tariff policy and the outcome of negotiations with individual countries on reciprocal levies are also in focus. Indexes have fallen sharply this year as Trump's erratic trade policies rattled markets, with the S&P 500 more than 14% below its February 19 record closing high.
A close 20% below that mark would confirm that the index has entered a bear market. The Nasdaq Composite confirmed it was in a bear market earlier this month. The International Monetary Fund slashed its forecasts for growth in the U.S. on Tuesday to 1.8% in 2025, from 2.8% growth in 2024. Commentary from several Fed speakers is expected through the day. Their remarks will be parsed for clues on the central bank's policy outlook and view on rising tensions with the White House. Shares of Invesco leapt 8.7% after the asset manager reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 9.24-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, and by a 4.52-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.
The S&P 500 posted one new 52-week high and one new low, while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 11 new highs and 27 new lows. (Reporting by Lisa Mattackal and Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai)
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