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Wall Street continued to notch up gains on Tuesday. Robust second-quarter 2018 earnings results strengthened investor’s confidence on the strong fundamentals of the U.S. economy. This enabled market participants to shrug off trade related fears. All three major stock indexes maintain their bull-run closing in positive territory.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) closed at 25,628.91, gaining 0.5% or 126.73 points. The S&P 500 Index (INX) increased 0.3% to close at 2,858.45. The Nasdaq Composite Index (IXIC) closed at 7,883.66, advancing 0.3%. A total of 6.2 billion shares were traded on Tuesday, lower than the last 20-session average of 6.3 billion shares. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by 1.20-to-1 ratio. On the Nasdaq, advancers had an edge over decliners by 1.29-to-1 ratio. The CBOE VIX decreased 3% to close at 10.93, its lowest close since January.
How Did the Benchmarks Perform?
The Dow ended its third-straight winning day with 22 components of the 30-stock blue-chip index closed in the green, while only 8 finished in the red. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has gained six days in a row, its longest winning run since March.
The S&P 500 closed its fourth consecutive winning sessions buoyed by a 0.7% rise in both Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) and Industrials Select Sector SPDR (XLI). Notably, eight out of 11 sectors of the benchmark index closed in the green while 3 ended in the red.
Escalating Earnings Expectations
Investors have pinned high hopes on second-quarter 2018 earnings results. U.S. corporates have so far posted better-than-expected numbers.
Office Depot Inc. (ODP - Free Report) posted second-quarter 2018 adjusted earnings per share of $0.05, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The company generated sales of $2,628 million that fared better than the consensus mark of $2,605 million and increased 11% year over year. (Read More)
The Mosaic Co. (MOS - Free Report) posted second-quarter 2018 adjusted earnings per share of $0.40, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The company generated sales of $2,205 million lagging the consensus mark of $2,348 million and increased 11% year over year. (Read More)
Shares of Tesla Inc. (TSLA - Free Report) jumped 11% on Tuesday following a blog post by its CEO Elon Musk stating that he is considering converting Tesla a private company at a conversion rate of $420 per share. Musk hoped that all investors would remain with Tesla even if it went private.
Trade War and Geopolitical Concerns Persist
On Aug 7, the U.S. Trade Representative's office published a list of 279 Chinese import product lines, which will be subject of 25% tariffs worth $16 billion and will be implemented on Aug 23. This is the second part of the first phase of $50 billion tariffs that the Trump administration has decided to impose on Chinese imports.
The U.S. government announced that it is following on with its plan to reimpose sanctions on Iran. Officials announced that some sanctions has come into effect once again since 12:01 AM ET on Tuesday. The remaining measures will resume from Nov 5, 2018.
Economic Data
On Aug 7, the Labor Department reported that job openings rose by mere 3,000 to 6.66 million in June. However, the figure surpassed the 6.56 million people who were searching for jobs in the same month. Overall hiring was 5.65 million in June compared with 5.75 million in May. People quitting their jobs declined slightly to 3.4 million in June from nearly 3.5 million in May.
Dean Foods Co.’s quarterly adjusted earnings of 16 cents per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 14 cents. (Read More)
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Stock Market News For Aug 8, 2018
Wall Street continued to notch up gains on Tuesday. Robust second-quarter 2018 earnings results strengthened investor’s confidence on the strong fundamentals of the U.S. economy. This enabled market participants to shrug off trade related fears. All three major stock indexes maintain their bull-run closing in positive territory.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) closed at 25,628.91, gaining 0.5% or 126.73 points. The S&P 500 Index (INX) increased 0.3% to close at 2,858.45. The Nasdaq Composite Index (IXIC) closed at 7,883.66, advancing 0.3%. A total of 6.2 billion shares were traded on Tuesday, lower than the last 20-session average of 6.3 billion shares. Advancers outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by 1.20-to-1 ratio. On the Nasdaq, advancers had an edge over decliners by 1.29-to-1 ratio. The CBOE VIX decreased 3% to close at 10.93, its lowest close since January.
How Did the Benchmarks Perform?
The Dow ended its third-straight winning day with 22 components of the 30-stock blue-chip index closed in the green, while only 8 finished in the red. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has gained six days in a row, its longest winning run since March.
The S&P 500 closed its fourth consecutive winning sessions buoyed by a 0.7% rise in both Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) and Industrials Select Sector SPDR (XLI). Notably, eight out of 11 sectors of the benchmark index closed in the green while 3 ended in the red.
Escalating Earnings Expectations
Investors have pinned high hopes on second-quarter 2018 earnings results. U.S. corporates have so far posted better-than-expected numbers.
Office Depot Inc. (ODP - Free Report) posted second-quarter 2018 adjusted earnings per share of $0.05, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The company generated sales of $2,628 million that fared better than the consensus mark of $2,605 million and increased 11% year over year. (Read More)
The Mosaic Co. (MOS - Free Report) posted second-quarter 2018 adjusted earnings per share of $0.40, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The company generated sales of $2,205 million lagging the consensus mark of $2,348 million and increased 11% year over year. (Read More)
Consequently, share price of Office Depot and The Mosaic were up 13.5% and 5.3%, respectively. The Mosaic carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Tesla Surges on Privatization News
Shares of Tesla Inc. (TSLA - Free Report) jumped 11% on Tuesday following a blog post by its CEO Elon Musk stating that he is considering converting Tesla a private company at a conversion rate of $420 per share. Musk hoped that all investors would remain with Tesla even if it went private.
Trade War and Geopolitical Concerns Persist
On Aug 7, the U.S. Trade Representative's office published a list of 279 Chinese import product lines, which will be subject of 25% tariffs worth $16 billion and will be implemented on Aug 23. This is the second part of the first phase of $50 billion tariffs that the Trump administration has decided to impose on Chinese imports.
The U.S. government announced that it is following on with its plan to reimpose sanctions on Iran. Officials announced that some sanctions has come into effect once again since 12:01 AM ET on Tuesday. The remaining measures will resume from Nov 5, 2018.
Economic Data
On Aug 7, the Labor Department reported that job openings rose by mere 3,000 to 6.66 million in June. However, the figure surpassed the 6.56 million people who were searching for jobs in the same month. Overall hiring was 5.65 million in June compared with 5.75 million in May. People quitting their jobs declined slightly to 3.4 million in June from nearly 3.5 million in May.
Stocks That Made Headlines
Dean Foods Tumbles 15% Despite Q2 Earnings & Sales Beat
Dean Foods Co.’s quarterly adjusted earnings of 16 cents per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 14 cents. (Read More)
More Stock News: This Is Bigger than the iPhone!
It could become the mother of all technological revolutions. Apple sold a mere 1 billion iPhones in 10 years but a new breakthrough is expected to generate more than 27 billion devices in just 3 years, creating a $1.7 trillion market.
Zacks has just released a Special Report that spotlights this fast-emerging phenomenon and 6 tickers for taking advantage of it. If you don't buy now, you may kick yourself in 2020.
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