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US stocks close near the lows, give up nearly all of yesterday’s gains Right back to pre-CPI levels

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t was an ugly day for stocks but if you told me before the CPI data that it would be hot and that stocks would trade flat on Thursday-Friday, I’d say that’s constructive. It sure doesn’t feel that way though.

  • S&P 500 down 86 points to 3583 or 2.4%
  • Nasdaq Comp -3.1%
  • Russell 2000 -2.6%
  • DJIA -1.3%

On the week:

  • S&P 500 -1.25%
  • Nasdaq Comp -2.8%
  • Russell 2000 -1.1%

NASDAQ and S&P snap a 6 day losing streak. All 30 Dow stocks close higher (best day since November 2020)

What a day!

For the day, the S&P had its fifth-largest intraday reversal from a 52 week low. The low today was down -2.39%. That was a new 52 week low. At the close it was up 2.6%

For the NASDAQ index it was the 4th largest reversal from a 52 week low.. At the low it fell -3.15%. The index is closing up 2.23%.

  • S&P and NASDAQ snapped 6 day losing streak
  • All Dow 30 stocks close higher. Best day since November 2020
  • All S&P 11 sectors close higher
  • The Dow industrial average range was 1507 points or around 5%
  • the NASDAQ index had a range of 608 points or about 5.70%

the final numbers are showing:

  • Dow industrial average rose 827.87 points or 2.83% at 30038.71
  • S&P index rose 92.85 points or 2.60% at 3669.89
  • NASDAQ index rose 232.06 points or 2.23% at 10649.16
  • Russell 2000 rose 40.64 points or 2.41% at 1728.41

It sounds like the White House is softening us up for a high CPI number on Thursday

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre comments, noting the remarks as we have CPI data due Thursday and these seem pertinent:

  • We have seen some important progress for the American people.
  • We’ve seen real disposable income and real consumer spending both increase.
  • Gas prices are down over $1 per gallon since their peak this summer.

How I read all this is summarised in the headline to this post. Sounds like:

  • I have good news and bad news, the good news is (the first three points), and the bad is the CPI number ….

It sounds suspiciously like the CPI number will be ugly …

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