Paris (Reuters) – The New York Stock Exchange opened on Friday, affecting new heights, the day after a record session for four of its main clues with a view to a “pivot” of the American Federal Reserve (Fed).
In the first exchanges, the Dow Jones index earns 101.07 points, or 0.22%, at 46,243.49 points.
The larger Standard & Poor’s 500 increased by 19.12 points, or 0.29%, to 6,651.08 points.
The Nasdaq Composite takes 92.67 points, or 0.41%, at 22,563.40 points.
These three clues reached records in closing on Thursday, while the Russell 2000 index of small and medium capitalizations has also ended up a historic peak, investors believing that new reduction in Fed guiding rates could improve the prospects of small businesses.
“The Fed’s turn towards rate drops, even in a context of persistent inflation, encourages the markets to bet on a gentle landing rather than on a political miss,” explains Matt Britzman, actions analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.
Despite a session of the day known as “three witches”, with the arrival of options and term contracts, the volatility index to Wall Street is backing up, a sign of appetite for risk.
The outcome of the telephone interview between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tiktok and tensions between the two superpowers could change the trend.
At the values, Fedex earns 1.54% after having published a turnover and a quarterly benefit above the expectations of Wall Street. Its competitor United Bâl Service (UPS) takes 0.40% with the abandonment of its project to buy up an Estafeta, a Mexican parcel transport company.
Apple advances 1.57% with the global launch of the new iPhone. The long queue that formed Friday in front of the flagship store of Apple in Beijing is considered promising for this model in China.
Lennar fell by 5.08%, the accommodation manufacturer having reported a fall of 46% of its quarterly profit due to inflationary pressures that weigh on demand.
(Written by Claude Chendjou, edited by Jean-Stéphane Brosse)
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