Stocks Ease Ahead Of Wednesday's Key Events, Apple Jumps To Record Highs, Bitcoin Tumbles To $66,500: What's Driving Markets Tuesday?

06/12/2024 00:39

Wall Street traded slightly in the red on Tuesday morning as markets took a cautious stance ahead of the inflation report and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Wednesday. The S&P 500 dipped 0.2% by 12:55 p.m. in New York, marking its worst daily performance month-to-date. Despite the overall market decline, the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 avoided losses, buoyed by a strong rally in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). The Cupertino-based iPhone maker surged 5.9%, mirroring last month’s post-ear

Wall Street traded slightly in the red on Tuesday morning as markets took a cautious stance ahead of the inflation report and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Wednesday.

The S&P 500 dipped 0.2% by 12:55 p.m. in New York, marking its worst daily performance month-to-date.

Despite the overall market decline, the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 avoided losses, buoyed by a strong rally in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). The Cupertino-based iPhone maker surged 5.9%, mirroring last month’s post-earnings reaction, driven by bullish analyst notes following Tuesday’s WWDC event.

Blue-chip stocks in the Dow Jones fell 0.7%, while small-cap stocks lagged, down 1%. Treasury yields saw little movement, with the benchmark 10-year note holding steady at a 4.46% yield.

Commodities were broadly softer, with gold and silver declining by 0.2% and 1.9%, respectively, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil remained stable at $77 a barrel.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was the day’s biggest underperformer, falling over 4% to $66,500 and eyeing its worst daily performance since late April.

Tuesday’s Performance In Major US Indices, ETFs

Major Indices	Price	1-day %chg
Nasdaq 100	19,076.80	0.0%
S&P 500	5,348.59	-0.2%
Dow Jones	38,578.53	-0.7%
Russell 2000	2,018.79	-1.0%

Updated at 12:55 p.m. ET

According to Benzinga Pro data:

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) was 0.3% lower to $534.10.
The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE:DIA) was 0.7% lower to $386.43.
The tech-heavy Invesco QQQ Trust (ARCA: QQQ) was flat at $464.60.
Sector-wise, the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLK) outperformed, up by 1%, while the Financials Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLF) lagged, down 1.5%.

Tuesday’s Stock Movers

FMC Corp. (NYSE:FMC) rose 3.5% after Pierre Brondeau returned as president and chief executive officer.
NextEra Energy Inc. (NYSE:NEE) tanked 6.7%, eyeing the worst daily performance since October 2023, after the company issued weaker guidance.
State Street Corp. (NYSE:STT) and BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK) fell 4.5% and 1.7%, respectively, after Reuters revealed that a U.S. congressional committee is set to accuse the biggest Wall Street firms over climate-related collusions.
Affirm Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) rose over 8% after Apple announced the inclusion of the company’s products in Apple Pay later this year.
DXC Technology Company (NYSE:DXC) surged 11.5% amid acquisition interest from Apollo Global Management and Kyndryl Holdings

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