Wall St gains, S&P hits record closing high as CPI meets expectations

Wall St gains, S&P hits record closing high as CPI meets expectations

Wall Street advanced on Friday and the S & P 500 bumped close all times, because market participants digested inflation readings that were in line with consensus, but also marked the largest annual increase in consumer prices in almost four decades.

The third major stock index A.S. Continued, with technological stocks carry out severe removal.

All indexes ended the session higher than the close of last Friday, and the S & P 500 benchmark posted its biggest weekly percentage increase since the week ended February 5, when Waning Tritters over the Omicron Coronavirus variant helped a wide rally fuel at the beginning of the week.

A report from the Labor Department showed consumer prices soared last month to an annual growth rate of 6.8%, the highest reading in more than 39 years.

“It seems that today’s reaction will show the discount market (CPI) reading,” said Chuck Carlson, Chief Executive Officer at the Horizon Investment Services in Hammond, Indiana. “The market is always looking forward and maybe reading today is an indication of the peak versus a sustainable level.”

Continuous inflation because the challenge of the ongoing supply chain shows Federal Reserve A.S. Can begin to tighten monetary policy accommodating faster than that might be expected.

“Obviously, this is encouraged, especially with supply chain problems,” said Ghriskey Team, a senior portfolio strategist at Inverness Advice in New York. “But it seems these problems can subside, and over time we have to see it moderate. And it must take the feet from inflation accelerator.”

Reuters polls of economists see the central bank hiking key interest rate from almost zero to 0.25-0.50% in the third quarter of next year, followed by the other in the fourth quarter.

The Fed is expected to hold a two-day monetary policy meeting, which will be examined by market participants for each clue regarding the increase in tariffs along with the purchase speed of the bond will be tapered.

“The Fed has a telegraph tightening faster than later,” Carlson added. “The market is more comfortable with Fed tightening if it reduces inflation expectations.”

The average Dow Jones industry rose 216.3 points, or 0.6%, to 35,970.99, S & P 500 up 44.57 points, or 0.95%, to 4,712.02 and the Nasdaq composite added 113.23 Points, or 0.73%, up to 15,630.60.

All 11 main sectors in the S & P 500 end green sessions, with technology and consumer staples enjoy the biggest percentage leap.

The Oracle Corp software stock company jumped 15.6% after estimating the optimistic third quarter prospects.

Broadcom Inc. rose 8.3% following the Chipmaker announcement about the plan to repurchase $ 10 billion.

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Tesla Inc., tweeted that he “thought to quit my job & become a full-time influencer.” The stock of electric car makers rose 1.3%.

The Southwest Airlines fell 3.8% after Goldman Sachs lowered the commercial air carrier shares to “sell” from “neutral.”

The problem declining exceeds the advancing amount on the NYSE with a ratio of 1.05-to-1; On the NASDAQ, the ratio of 1.48-to-1 is preferred by the decliner.

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