*Micron Technology's quarterly results beat expectations.
The revised final value of the U.S. economic growth rate in the third quarter was 4.9%
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both rose more than 1%.
On Thursday, December 21, local time, the three major U.S. stock indexes rose across the board, basically recovering the losses of the previous trading day. The downward revision of the U.S. economic growth rate in the third quarter and the increase in the number of initial jobless claims last week strengthened the market's trading logic that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates next year, which is considered to be the reason for the strength of the U.S. stock market on the dayIn addition, semiconductor giant Micron Technology's quarterly results exceeded expectations, which also boosted market sentiment.
As of the day**, the Dow rose 087% at 3740435 points;The Nasdaq rose 126% at 14,96387 points;The S&P 500 rose 103% at 474675 points.
Following the rally of U.S. stocks, Chinese concept stocks collectively closed higher. Among the popular stocks, JD.com, Vipshop, Bilibili rose more than 5%, Weilai and Weibo rose more than 4%, Alibaba, Futu Holdings, and Tencent rose more than 3%, iQiyi, NetEase rose more than 2%, and Xiaopeng Motors rose more than 1%.
Scott Cronert, a strategist at Citigroup, said that while the U.S. has recently shown signs of weakness and is at risk, a short-term dip is still appropriate. Krollt also said that earnings at the industry level will:"Continuous"growth, the rally will extend beyond the mega tech stocks.
A soft landing and optimism about rate cuts drove the market into the end of the year. "Crollt said"The implication is that volatility is expected ahead, but the Fed's eventual policy pivot will be the main line. "
The final revised data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce on the 21st showed that the U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annualized rate of 49%, a decrease of 03 percentage points.
Specifically, personal consumption expenditures, which account for about 70% of the U.S. economy, grew by 3 percent in the third quarter1%, down 05 percentage points. Investment in non-residential fixed assets, which reflects the investment status of enterprises, was raised by 01 percentage point to an increase of 14%。
During the quarter, private inventory investment boosted economic growth127 percentage points, net exports of goods and services boosted economic growth by 003 percentage points.
The U.S. Department of Commerce typically makes three estimates of quarterly economic data. On January 25, 2024, the Ministry of Commerce will release the results of the first estimate of economic data for the fourth quarter of this year and the data for the whole year of 2023.
Another data released by the U.S. Labor Department on the same day showed that the number of initial jobless claims in the United States rose to 20 in the week ended December 1650,000 people, estimated at 2150,000 people, the previous value was 2020,000 people. Continuing jobless claims for the week ended Dec. 9 were broadly unchanged from the previous week.
Analysts believe that the U.S. jobless claims rose less than expected last week and remained near record lows, suggesting that the labor market remains resilient as businesses seek to retain employees.
According to CME Group's (CME) FedWatch tool, the market is pricing in an 85% chance that the Fed will cut rates by March, compared to 79% before the release of GDP and initial jobless claims data.
*, BlackBerry closed down 1268%, Q3 revenue of 1$7.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 36%, less than the market expectation of 1$7.7 billion.
Auto retailer Carmax rose 518%, Q3 profit beat expectations and repurchased resumed**.
Micron Technology rose 863%, earnings per share and operating income were better than market expectations, and the company also raised its guidance for the next fiscal quarter.
In terms of commodities, the most actively traded futures price on the New York Mercantile Exchange in February 2024 is on the 21st$6 and closed at $2,051 an ounce$3, an increase of 018%。
Market analysts believe that the dollar index was the main reason for the gold price on the day.
On the same day, ***4 for delivery in March 20246 cents at 24 an ounce$585, a decrease of 019%。
International oil prices on the 21st**. As of the day**, the NYMERCANX light weight for February 2024 delivery closed at 73 cents per barrel$89, a decrease of 044%。