D&D Note (4.26.2018) ~ Facebook Earnings Boost Tech Stocks ~
Markets rallied today with the Technology sector leading the day on the back of Facebook’s stellar earnings report last night. FB was up 9.06% on the session.
All the major indices finished in the green today with the DOW up 0.99%, the NASDAQ up 1.64%, and the S&P 500 up 1.04%.
The 10YR yield dipped back below 3% to 2.987%.
After the bell Amazon reported an earnings beat and the stock is soaring in after hours up over 6%.
A bug found yesterday in just a handful of Ethereum smart contracts sent all crypto falling yesterday but the group recovered some in trading today.
Volatility measured by the VIX fell -7.40% today to 16.52.
D&D movers:
– FB up 9.06%
– MU up 5.34%
– WNS up 4.69%
– AMZN up 3.96%
– ITW down -6.72%
– MO down -1.92%
– DIS down -1.30%
– RDS.A down -1.15%
Indexes
– DOW up 0.99%
– NASDAQ up 1.64%
– S&P up 1.04%
Sector Movers:
– Technology up 2.27%
– Consumer Discretionary up 1.59%
– Energy up 1.50%
– Telecom down -3.25%
– Industrials down -0.42%
Notes
– US 2-YR 2.488% (UNCH)
– US 10-YR 2.987% (down -0.037)
– US 30-YR 3.168% (down -0.04)
Volatility
– VIX 16.52 (down -7.40%)
Crypto (1:00 PST)
– BTC $8,869.95
– ETH $629.00
– BCH $1,320.43
– LTC $147.06
Metals
– Gold $1,318.80 down -0.30%
– Silver $16.49 down -0.07%
– Copper $3.119 down -0.49%
Energy
– Oil $68.20 up 0.22%
– Brent $74.79 up 1.07%
– Nat Gas $2.835 up 1.76%
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