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three main U.S. stock indexes closed at their strongest level in
more than three weeks on Monday, after a weaker-than-expected
labor market report last week fueled bets that the U.S. central
bank will ease monetary policy later this year.
The report and better-than-expected earnings reports helped
soothe jittery investors, who sent markets lower in April, on
concerns that sticky inflation and a robust economy would prompt
the Fed to keep rates higher for longer.
Traders currently anticipate rate cuts of 45 basis points (bps)
from the Fed by the end of 2024, according to LSEG's interest
rate probabilities app, with the first pivot to a 25 bps rate
cut priced in for September and another in December.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 futures dipped on Tuesday as most
megacap and technology firms came under pressure following Apple
and Tesla updates.
Nvidia fell 1.6% in premarket trading after the Wall Street
Journal reported that Apple was developing its own chip to run
artificial intelligence (AI) software in data centers.
Apple gained 0.9% ahead of an event later on Tuesday where it is
expected to unveil new iPads.
Tesla fell 2.5% after data showed the U.S. automaker sold 62,167
China-made electric vehicles in April, down 18% from a year
earlier.
Walt Disney, which is set to report before the opening bell,
edged up 1%.
Of the nearly four-fifth of the S&P 500 companies that reported
first-quarter results through Friday, 76.8% topped analysts'
profit estimates, as per LSEG data. In a typical quarter, 67%
beat earnings estimates.
At 5:53 a.m. ET, S&P 500 e-minis were up 1.25 points, or 0.02%.
Nasdaq 100 e-minis dipped 27.75 points, or 0.15%, while Dow
e-minis added 64 points, or 0.16%.
Investors will also keep an eye on Minneapolis Fed President
Neel Kashkari's speech later in the day. Richmond Fed President
Thomas Barkin said on Monday finishing the battle against
inflation will likely require a hit to demand, while his New
York counterpart John Williams said that at some undefined point
the U.S. central bank will lower its interest rate target.
Among other stocks, Palantir Technologies tumbled 10% after the
data analytics firm's annual revenue forecast fell short of
analysts' estimates.
(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini
Ganguli)
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