Nasdaq ends down on higher yields, chipmaker share declines
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[October 18, 2023] By
Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Nasdaq ended lower while the Dow and S&P 500
were nearly flat on Tuesday as Treasury yields rose and shares of
chipmakers fell after the Biden administration said it planned to halt
shipments of advanced artificial intelligence chips to China.
The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index was down 0.8%and shares of
Nvidia fell 4.7%, even though the world's most valuable chipmaker said
it does not expect a near-term meaningful impact on financial results
from the curbs.
U.S. Treasury yields jumped on robust economic data. Higher yields dull
the allure of stocks by offering investors comparatively high income on
risk-free government bonds.
Helping to limit the declines, though, were upbeat earnings reports from
companies including Bank of America, whose stock gained 2.3% following
the bank's quarterly results. The financial sector was up 0.6% and was
among the biggest positives on the S&P 500.
"We had some pretty good earnings from most of the major companies
reporting today... but the indices are running up a brick wall as yields
go higher," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan
Capital Securities in New York.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 13.11 points, or 0.04%, to
33,997.65, the S&P 500 lost 0.43 points, or 0.01%, to 4,373.2 and the
Nasdaq Composite dropped 34.24 points, or 0.25%, to 13,533.75.
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Data earlier showed U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in
September as households stepped up purchases of motor vehicles and spent
more at restaurants and bars. A separate reading showed production at
U.S. factories increased more than expected in September.
"Good news could be bad news for the stock market because it implies
that the (Federal Reserve) is going to leave interest rates higher for
longer, and maybe it pushes out some of the expectations for rate cuts
in 2024," said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise
Financial in Troy, Michigan.
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The Fed has raised its benchmark overnight interest rate by 525
basis points since March 2022 in an effort to cool inflation.
Investors also are still anxiously watching news on the Middle East.
About 500 Palestinians were killed in a blast at a Gaza hospital
amid conflicting claims, while U.S. President Joe Biden is set to
visit Israel Wednesday to show support for the country in its war
with Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip.
In other earnings news, shares of Lockheed Martin ended up 0.2%
after the U.S. defense contractor reported better-than-expected
third-quarter revenue and profit.
Goldman Sachs's third-quarter profit dropped less than expected,
though its shares fell 1.6%.
The third-quarter U.S. earnings season is just getting under way.
Analysts expect a 2.2% year-over-year increase in overall S&P 500
company earnings for the quarter, according to LSEG data Friday.
Volume on U.S. exchanges was 10.25 billion shares, compared with the
10.41 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading
days.
Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a
1.34-to-1 ratio; on the Nasdaq, a 1.35-to-1 ratio favored advancers.
The S&P 500 posted 17 new 52-week highs and six new lows; the Nasdaq
Composite recorded 48 new highs and 151 new lows.
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; additional reporting by Ankika
Biswas and Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru and by Sinead Carew in New
York; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Deepa Babington)
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