{"id":30062,"date":"2023-07-01T07:15:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T11:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/uncategorized\/stock-market-today-dow-rides-financials-higher-after-banks-shine-in-stress-test\/"},"modified":"2023-07-01T07:15:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T11:15:16","slug":"stock-market-today-dow-rides-financials-higher-after-banks-shine-in-stress-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=30062","title":{"rendered":"Stock market today: Dow rides financials higher after banks shine in stress test"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Investing.com — The Dow closed higher Thursday, as banks racked up gains after the Federal Reserve\u2019s stress test showed they were strong enough to weather a severe recession scenario. <\/p>\n

The added 0.8%, or 269 points, the was flat, and the rose 0.4%.<\/p>\n

Major Banks Show Strength in Fed Stress Test<\/h2>\n

Wells Fargo <\/span><\/span> & Company (NYSE:), JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:) and Goldman Sachs Group <\/span><\/span> Inc (NYSE:) led the rally in banks as optimism in the sector was lifted after the Fed\u2019s stress test on Wednesday showed that 23 of the biggest U.S. lenders would be able to weather a severe recession scenario.<\/p>\n

Some on Wall Street, however, said while the results delivered a clean bill of health for major banks, doubts about the smaller regional banks persist following the recent banking turmoil.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, while the largest banking institutions in the country seemingly passed the exam with flying colors, concerns remain surrounding the broader ability of the banking sector, particularly mid-sized regionals, to weather a continued rising rate environment,\u201d Stifel said in a note.<\/p>\n

U.S. Economy Flexes Muscles Amid Positive Data Surprise <\/h2>\n

Concerns about a rising rate environment, meanwhile, were stoked further following data pointing to further signs of economic strength that sent Treasury yields sharply up on expectations for to resume rate hikes.<\/p>\n

The final reading of gross domestic product, or GDP, jumped to 2% from a prior estimate of 1.3%, topping economists\u2019 forecasts for 1.4%. , meanwhile, dropped by the most since 2021.<\/p>\n

Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic, however, continued to signal that the Fed should remain on pause, saying it would be \u201cwise\u201d to keep rates steady at future meetings as inflation was likely to slow without additional tightening.<\/p>\n

Tech Struggles as Rates Jump, Micron Slumps<\/h2>\n

Tech struggled to cut losses as Treasury jumped, while pressure in semiconductor stocks following a slump in Micron also weighed on the sector.<\/p>\n

Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:) reported better-than-expected and current-quarter guidance, but fell more than 4% even as Wall Street analysts touted that the memory supply-demand imbalance had likely passed.<\/p>\n

With the memory cycle having \u201cnow turned and the narrative in semis now seeming more about 2025 than 2024,\u201d UBS said it was \u201chard not to really like this stock for what could and should be a very strong year for memory industry revenue and (potentially) profits.\u201d<\/p>\n

Energy Rides Optimism After Buffett Ups Stake in Occidental<\/h2>\n

Energy was led higher by a jump in oil majors including Exxon Mobil <\/span><\/span> Corp (NYSE:) and Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:) after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:) increased its stake in the company to 25%. <\/p>\n

Big Mover: FREYR Battery Rallies on Morgan Stanley Upgrade<\/h2>\n

In other news, FREYR Battery (NYSE:) rallied 20% after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to Overweight from Equal-weight, citing confidence in the battery maker’s ability to reach key milestones. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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