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TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022
Wall Street starts 2020 at record levels on China stimulus, trade hopes

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Reuters
02 January, 2020, 09:45 pm
Last modified: 02 January, 2020, 09:50 pm

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Wall Street starts 2020 at record levels on China stimulus, trade hopes

All three major indexes ended higher on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said an initial US-China trade pact would be signed on Jan. 15

Reuters
02 January, 2020, 09:45 pm
Last modified: 02 January, 2020, 09:50 pm
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 31, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan R Smith
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 31, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan R Smith

Wall Street's major indexes began the new year at record levels on Thursday, as fresh stimulus from Beijing to prop up its slowing economy added to optimism fueled by easing trade tensions and an improving global outlook.

China's central bank said on Wednesday it would cut the amount of cash that all banks must hold as reserves, the eighth such cut since early 2018, injecting fresh stimulus into the economy, while boosting global markets.

All three major indexes ended higher on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said an initial US-China trade pact would be signed on Jan. 15. Trump also said he would later travel to Beijing to begin talks on the next phase.

"Trade continues to be a driver for this market," said Kim Forrest, chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Partners in Pittsburgh.

"We're trying to figure out when news about trade gets baked in, but talks about phase 2 shows that this isn't a one and done sort of thing to just repair the damage of the trade war of last year."

At 09:59 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 187.72 points, or 0.66%, at 28,726.16, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 17.19 points, or 0.53%, at 3,247.97. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 77.68 points, or 0.87%, at 9,050.29.

Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed 2019 with their biggest annual percentage gains since 2013, while the Dow notched its biggest yearly percentage gain since 2017.

Latest data from the US Labor Department showed that the number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits edged lower last week, a positive signal for the US labor market amid recent signs that new claims may be trending slightly higher.

The tech sector .SPLRCT was the biggest gainer among the 11 major S&P sectors, with Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and chipmakers providing the biggest boost.

Among stocks, Hanesbrands Inc (HBI.N) slipped 2% after a report that Wells Fargo has downgraded the apparel maker's shares to "underweight".

Advancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 1.92-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.39-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq. The S&P index recorded 39 new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 80 new highs and two new lows.

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