Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Dow edges up after weak retail sales

 

Dow edges up after weak retail sales

By Echo Wang

Tue June 18, 2024 6:34 PM

Across the board, it was constant seesaw action between black and red all day long but, spurred by continuing new highs from Nvidia and AI, the Nasdaq itself, though barely breaking even, still managed a new record as did the S&P. Retail sales coming in lower than expected put a damper on the Dow but still managed a modest gain. The weak retail sales number has sparked more optimism in two rate cuts instead of one, even if the Fed still insists on very likely just one and today the Richmond Fed prez said he needed more months of encouraging data before supporting a cut.  Overall, the market was relatively subdued ahead of Wednesday’s Juneteenth holiday, during which the markets will be closed. Volume remains below average at 10.96 billion. 

DJ: 38,778.10  +188.94      NAS: 17,857.02  +168.14      S&P: 5,473.23  +41.63  6/17

DJ: 38,834.86  +56.76        NAS: 17,862.23  +5.21          S&P: 5,487.03  +13.80  6/18


Tue 6-18-24 6:34 pm S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs on AI momentum, Dow edges up after weak retail sales | Reuters  


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