Dow Enjoys 6th Straight Hike as Investors Pore over Earnings - InvestingChannel

Dow Enjoys 6th Straight Hike as Investors Pore over Earnings

Stocks were higher Monday as Wall Street braced for quarterly reports from some of the biggest companies in the world.

The Dow Jones Industrials gained 76.32 points to close Monday at 34,585.35.

The S&P 500 surged 17.37 points to 4,522.79.

The NASDAQ index popped 131.24 points to 14,244.95.

Shares of tech-giant Apple added 2%, while Tesla climbed roughly 3%. Shares of JPMorgan Chase ticked up 2.5%.

The second-quarter earnings season gains steam this week with results from big financial institutions such as Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. Results are also due from United Airlines, Las Vegas Sands and technology giants Tesla and Netflix.

Wall Street expects a gloomy season with lower profits. Analysts forecast a more than 7% decline in S&P 500 earnings from a year ago, according to FactSet.

The moves came on the heels of solid big bank earnings and softer inflation reports that lifted investor sentiment. That heightened some hopes the Federal Reserve may be able to tamp down inflation without tipping the economy into a recession.

Wall Street is bracing for what be a gloomy season with lower profits. Analysts forecast a more than 7% decline in S&P 500 earnings from a year ago, according to FactSet.

This week also ushers in the Fed’s “blackout period” ahead of its July policy meeting. Traders anticipate a near 97% chance the central bank increases interest rates later this month, after pausing hikes in June.

Prices for the 10-year Treasury were ahead slightly, lowering yields to 3.81% from Friday’s 3.82%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Oil prices gave back $1.30 to $74.12 U.S. a barrel.

Gold prices faded $5.40 to $1,959.00 U.S. an ounce.

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