(Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks jumped, with tech shares pushing the Nasdaq Composite to a record high. The dollar fell for a fifth day and Treasuries dipped.
The S&P 500 Index headed toward its fifth-straight increase as Amazon.com Inc. shares reached $3,000 for the first time and Tesla Inc. extended a five-day rally to almost 40%. Uber Technologies Inc. surged after the company agreed to buy Postmates Inc. in a $2.65 billion all-stock deal.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed 1.6% while developing-nation stocks added 2.5% as a huge rally in Chinese markets pushed a global equity benchmark toward a one-month high.
Stock markets started the week in an upbeat mood after a front-page editorial in China’s Securities Times on Monday said that fostering a “healthy” bull market after the pandemic is now more important to the economy than ever. The Shanghai Composite Index posted its biggest advance since 2015, fueling bullish spirits around the world, even as investors kept a wary eye on the coronavirus infections sweeping across parts of the U.S.
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“Investors have recognized that as bad as the economy in the U.S. is, it’s not as bad as what people thought it would look like in March and April,” said Nancy Prial, the co-chief executive officer at Essex Investment Management. “The market has started to sense we might see better than anticipated results fairly broadly across a wide spread of companies.”
The MSCI World Index is now at the highest level since early June, with investors putting their faith in an economic recovery powered by historic government stimulus.
But of course there’s a long way to go before the economy gets back to normal. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. cut estimates for U.S. growth this quarter and said consumer spending appears likely to stall this month and next. Still, economists led by Jan Hatzius said other economies have proved it’s possible to resume activity and changes in behavior such as wearing masks will help too.
Elsewhere, copper was on the cusp of erasing this year’s losses after virus-related disruptions tightened supplies. Ten-year Treasury yields rose to about 0.7%, while precious metals advanced.
Alicia Levine, chief strategist at BNY Mellon Investment Management, said she’s telling clients to stay in the stock market amid stimulus measures from the Federal Reserve and U.S. government.
“That is still our message,” Levine said in an interview on Bloomberg TV and Radio. “It’s extraordinary. I think we’re all scratching our heads, but the market is telling me you’ve got to be in it.”
Here are some key events coming up:
The EIA crude oil inventory report comes Wednesday.All eyes will be on the U.S. weekly jobless claims report on Thursday.Singapore holds its general election on Friday.
These are the main moves in markets:
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index increased 1.4% as of 1:53 p.m. New York time.The Stoxx Europe 600 Index gained 1.6%.The MSCI Asia Pacific Index climbed 2.1%.The MSCI Emerging Market Index climbed 2.5%.
Currencies
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index declined 0.4%.The euro gained 0.6% to $1.1318.The British pound rose 0.1% to $1.2499.The Japanese yen rose 0.1% to 107.39 per dollar.
Bonds
The yield on 10-year Treasuries rose three basis points to 0.7%.Germany’s 10-year yield was little changed at -0.44%.Britain’s 10-year yield rose one basis point to 0.2%.
Commodities
West Texas Intermediate crude rose 0.2% to $40.71 a barrel.Gold strengthened 0.4% to $1,783.75 an ounce.Copper rose 1% to $2.7755 per pound.
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