03/27/2024
March 27, 2024 Closing Comments:
Rapid rise in late trading, three major indexes all rebounded
The Dow rose 477.75 points, or 1.22%, to 39760.08 points; the Nasdaq rose 83.82 points, or 0.51%, to 16399.52 points; the S&P 500 rose 44.91 points, or 0.86%, to 5248.49 points.
After a slight correction yesterday, the three major indexes rebounded again today. At present, the three major U.S. stock indexes are still expected to record gains in March and the first quarter. U.S. stocks have posted gains every month since October last year. Investors are temporarily ignoring concerns about inflation, recession, corporate earnings, Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and easing policy. There are often voices of doubt in the market, but Vincent Juvyns, a strategist at JPMorgan Chase, said: U.S. stocks are currently very expensive, but not ridiculously expensive. But without a boost from earnings, betting on further gains would be dangerous. In addition, if the inflation data does not achieve the expected effect, the Fed will be in an even more dilemma. In terms of individual stocks, Citi lowered Tesla's target price from $224 to $196, and lowered its first-quarter delivery forecast to 429,900 vehicles. Apple's 35th Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will be held online from June 10th to 14th. It is reported that Apple is increasing its efforts to launch subscription services in China, such as Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade games. Buoyed by this news, Apple's stock price led the rise of big technology today, rising by more than 2%. Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft's gaming division, said the company's decision to lay off 1,900 people stemmed from a lack of growth in the gaming industry as a whole. Amazon invested an additional $2.75 billion in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, hoping to gain an advantage in the artificial intelligence race. This is also the largest external investment in Amazon's 30-year history.
In the European market, Europe's major stock indexes collectively closed higher, with Germany's DAX30 index rising by 0.49%, Britain's FTSE 100 index rising by 0.02%, France's CAC40 index rising by 0.25%, and Europe's Stoxx 50 index rising by 0.37%. The European Commission's March economic confidence index released on Wednesday rose to 96.3, slightly higher than the expectations of economists surveyed by Bloomberg. The industrial confidence index rose unexpectedly, while the service sector confidence index rose less than expected. At the same time, falling inflation has allowed the European Central Bank to consider lowering borrowing costs. The market expects the first action to be in June. In terms of economic data, we need to pay attention to the fourth quarter GDP data released by the UK tomorrow and the German unemployment rate in March.
The three major indexes collectively rose in late trading today, reversing yesterday's decline. All eleven sectors of the S&P 500 closed higher, with the public utilities sector and the real estate sector leading the gains. Nearly 9,000 stocks across the market rose, and the money-making effect was once again highlighted. We have emphasized many times recently that the current overall upward trend of US stocks has not changed. Before the S&P falls below 5050 points, the overall trend will continue to be bullish.