S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs with Apple, Tesla earnings on tap
Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Tesla report this week
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite climbed to record highs Monday as investors readied for a busy week of technology earnings and the busiest for the fourth quarter reporting season.
Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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I:COMP | NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX | 16386.044464 | -13.48 | -0.08% |
SP500 | S&P 500 | 5257.85 | +9.36 | +0.18% |
I:DJI | DOW JONES AVERAGES | 39824.73 | +64.65 | +0.16% |
The benchmark S&P 500 added 0.36% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was higher by 0.69% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 36 points, or 0.12%. The Dow finished 0.7% below its own record peak.
Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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AAPL | APPLE INC. | 173.31 | +3.60 | +2.12% |
FB | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP. | 421.43 | -0.22 | -0.05% |
TSLA | TESLA INC. | 179.83 | +2.16 | +1.22% |
The advance gave the Nasdaq a fourth straight record-high close as investors await earnings from heavyweights Apple Inc., Facebook Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Tesla Inc. later this week.
Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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SBUX | STARBUCKS CORP. | 91.50 | +1.14 | +1.26% |
MCD | MCDONALD'S CORP. | 282.02 | +3.40 | +1.22% |
Other companies set to report their quarterly results over the next five days include McDonald's Corp. and Starbucks Corp. as well as the major airlines, among others.
Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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MRK | MERCK & CO. INC. | 132.06 | +0.26 | +0.20% |
PFE | PFIZER INC. | 27.78 | +0.19 | +0.69% |
BNTX | BIONTECH SE | 92.50 | -0.47 | -0.51% |
Elsewhere, Merck & Co. ended its pursuit of a COVID-19 vaccine and will instead focus on the development of therapeutics for those who already have the disease.
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was approved for emergency use in Australia and AstraZeneca Plc told European Union officials that production problems would result in the delivery of 60% fewer vaccines than promised in the first quarter.
Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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AMC | AMC ENTERTAINMENT | 3.71 | -0.62 | -14.42% |
Meanwhile, AMC Entertainment raised $917 million in debt and equity, tabling talk the embattled movie chain would file for bankruptcy. The company said the funds extends its financial runway "deep into 2021."
Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
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GME | GAMESTOP CORP. | 12.52 | -0.65 | -4.90% |
GameStop shares squeezed higher Monday as short-sellers continued to rush for the exit after short interest recently reached more than 150% of shares outstanding. The stock had soared 226% from its Jan. 12 close through Friday.
In commodities, West Texas Intermediate crude oil rallied 50 cents to $52.77 per barrel and gold slipped 80 cents to $1,854.90 per ounce.
European markets were lower across the board with Britain’s FTSE 100 weaker by 0.84% while France’s CAC 40 fell 1.57% and Germany’s DAX 30 lost 1.66%.
In Asia, China’s Shanghai Composite index added 0.49%, Japan’s Nikkei 225 advanced 0.67% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index climbed 2.41%.