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Stocks Mixed as Fed Decision Looms. Tech Stocks Under Pressure

Tiger Newspress2021-03-17

(March 17) Stocks were mixed on Wednesday, though tech shares fell meaningfully as bond yields were on the rise again.

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were roughly flat, while the S&P 500 was indicated to open down 0.3%. Futures on the Nasdaq Composite were down 1%.

Apple, Alphabet, Facebook and Netflix all traded in the red. Tesla shed more than 2%.

The 10-year Treasury yield rose to a fresh 13-month high in early trading. The yield climbed 5 basis points above 1.67%, the highest since early February 2020 and exceeding its recent high on Friday of 1.642%. The 30-year rate jumped to 2.428%, its highest level since November 2019. Higher rates erode the value of future cash flows, hurting growth-oriented companies particularly hard.

On Wednesday, the Fed will release new economic and interest rate forecasts, which could indicate Fed officials expect to raise rates by, or even before, 2023.The central bank is expected to acknowledge stronger growth, which should put the Fed’s easy policies in the spotlight, especially given the new $1.9 trillion in federal stimulus spending.

Investors will also hear from Fed Chair Powell, who is likely to move the stock and bond markets with his commentary, despite being unlikely to offer specifics.

“There’s this assumption [Powell’s] going to be dovish tomorrow. With another round of spending, it’s hard for him not to be dovish. They are definitely afraid of scaring the market. They’re afraid of disrupting the recovery,” said Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer of Bleakley Advisory Group.

Rising interest rates have been an overhang for stocks in recent weeks, specifically the tech sector. The jump in yields has forced a shift into value stocks from growth, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 to hover near record highs.

A strong vaccine rollout and the easing of state lockdown restrictions have also boosted reopening stocks.

Royal Caribbean and Carnival cruise lines gained about 1% apiece in early premarket trading Wednesday. Shares of McDonald's rose 1% after Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock to buy from hold.

On Tuesday,the Dow lost nearly 130 points, dragged down by a near 4% drop inBoeing'sstock. The 30-stock average snapped a seven-day winning streak, The S&P 500 dipped 0.16%, after setting a record high during the trading session.

The Nasdaq Composite was the relative outperformer, rising 0.09% as Facebook,Amazon,Apple,Netflixand Google-parentAlphabetall registered gains. The technology-heavy index was up more than 1% at one point in the session.

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  • Saintrade
    ·2021-03-18
    Time to eyeon
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    • AndrewL
      Yes
      2021-03-18
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  • tiangxinyuan
    ·2021-03-18
    ...
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  • BrandonSim
    ·2021-03-17
    It's going to be good news guys... No worries ya
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  • KaiE
    ·2021-03-17
    [傲娇] 
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  • Kaixiang
    ·2021-03-17
    Tech seems to rebounding from the drop despite rising yields before FOMC?
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  • Trader27481
    ·2021-03-17
    Nice
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  • Yuyu37
    ·2021-03-17
    [流泪] 
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    • Yuyu37
      [捂脸]
      2021-03-17
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  • LLTrader
    ·2021-03-17
    Haiz
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  • AS78
    ·2021-03-17
    Bad news
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  • Brandykopio
    ·2021-03-17
    Noo
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  • kohaku84
    ·2021-03-17
    Oh no
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  • TheOneeee
    ·2021-03-17
    Hold
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    • Tjl999
      No not good
      2021-03-17
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    • TheOneeee
      Why
      2021-03-17
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  • 5c314778
    ·2021-03-17
    Yes
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  • WXS
    ·2021-03-17
    Nice
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  • Vanessaaaaaa
    ·2021-03-17
    What a rollercoaster ride.. :”) but pls like my post
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      Done. Plz help me reply this comment tq [龇牙]
      2021-03-17
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      👍🏻👍🏻
      2021-03-17
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  • sheeonn
    ·2021-03-17
    Well played
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      2021-03-17
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  • chiin
    ·2021-03-17
    [强] 
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    ·2021-03-17
    To the moon
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  • Maydelyn
    ·2021-03-17
    Tmr is a critical day. What Powell is going to act will affect the market. If not in position now, I suggest to observe first especially for tech stock. 
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  • Jeromeee
    ·2021-03-17
    Like tanks ! 
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