Black Friday is Now! Don’t miss out on up to 60% OFF InvestingProCLAIM SALE

US STOCKS-Wall Street rises after biggest pullback since March

Published 12/06/2020, 16:57
Updated 12/06/2020, 17:00
© Reuters.
US500
-
DJI
-
ADBE
-
UAL
-
IXIC
-
LULU
-
VIX
-
AAL
-
SPSY
-
SPLRCT
-

(For a live blog on the U.S. stock market, click LIVE/ or
type LIVE/ in a news window)
* Adobe rises after profit beat
* Lululemon slips after revenue misses estimates
* Indexes up: Dow 0.76%, S&P 0.52%, Nasdaq 0.35%

(Adds quote, details; Updates prices)
By Medha Singh and Devik Jain
June 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on
Friday, after a steep decline in the previous session, but were
still on track for their worst week in nearly three months on
fears of a rise in new coronavirus infections and economic
worries.
The indexes, however, were well off their session highs and
the CBOE volatility index .VIX turned positive to hit its
highest level since April 22.
The S&P 500 .SPX rose as much as about 3% earlier in the
session.
On Thursday, the tech-heavy Nasdaq .IXIC ended about 5%
below its record closing high and the S&P 500 .SPX tumbled
nearly 6% in their worst day since mid-March, as the Federal
Reserve's indication to a long road to recovery and rising
COVID-19 cases in the United States cast a pall over investor
bets on a swift economic rebound.
The S&P 500 is now about 10.8% from its record high after
being within 5% from that level earlier this week.
"Perhaps the markets have overestimated their fears about
the reignition in number of cases," said Todd Jablonski, chief
investment officer at Principal Global Asset Allocation in
Seattle.
"In the short term you could see some investors,
particularly retail investors who have been moving into the
equity space pretty aggressively over the last couple of weeks,
take some profit."
All the major S&P sectors rose with technology .SPLRCT and
financials .SPSY providing the biggest boost to the benchmark
index.
Boeing Co BA.N jumped 5.2%, as it looked to end the week
8% lower. United Airlines Holdings Inc UAL.O , American
Airlines Group Inc AAL.O , Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd
NCLH.N jumped between 11% and 12.5%, leading gains on the S&P
500 following sharp declines in the previous session.
At 11:32 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI
was up 190.90 points, or 0.76%, at 25,319.07, the S&P 500 .SPX
was up 15.50 points, or 0.52%, at 3,017.60. The Nasdaq Composite
.IXIC was up 33.59 points, or 0.35%, at 9,526.32.
Photoshop maker Adobe Inc ADBE.O rose 3.1% after posting a
better-than-expected quarterly profit, driven by strong demand
for its cloud software.
Yoga apparel maker Lululemon Athletica Inc LULU.O fell
5.2% after posting lower-than-expected quarterly results
following coronavirus-induced store closures. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 3.01-to-1 ratio
on the NYSE and a 2.21-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.
The S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and no new low,
while the Nasdaq recorded 15 new highs and four new lows.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.