Major Stock Indices Notch Records due to the US-China Trade

UNITED STATES – Optimism lifts the sentiments, leaving a closed-mixed benchmark on Friday, December 27. Thanks to the agreement of the United States or the US and China, indices are in green.

The rebound and buoyancy of the industrial production of China and the agreement with the US put the indices close in green. Furthermore, all the main indices achieved records, and benchmarks are closed-mixed on December 27.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) earned 23.87 points or 0.1%, which is close at 28,645.26, while the S&P 500 added 0.11 points to be near 3,240.02. The Nasdaq Composite Index ended at 9,006.62, which slid 15.77 points or 0.17%. The fear-measure CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) earned a 6.2%-increase to end at 13.42. Furthermore, progressing issues outstripped decreasing one for a ratio of 1.33 to 1 on the NYSE, and a ratio of 1.31 to 1 on the preferred advancers of Nasdaq.

The Dow has increased for three consecutive weeks, wherein it has a year-to-date rate of 22.8%. The S&P 500 index rose for five straight weeks, wherein its year-to-date rate is up at 29.25%. The more extensive index listed a new record end on December 27.

The tech laden index ended hit a 9,000-point mark before Friday, after breaking the 11-day streak. The Nasdaq’s year-to-date rate is up at 35.74%.

The most significant drag on the Nasdaq and S&P 500 were Alphabet Inc. and Netflix, Inc. The Alphabet Inc. shares dropped 0.6%, while the Netflix shares fell 1.1%. Both of these companies have a Zacks Rank #3 rating, which is for “Hold.”

The S&P index listed 53 new highs for 52 weeks, and it doesn’t have any low. Meanwhile, Nasdaq recorded 17 lows and 69 highs.

The industrial production in China boosted the sentiments of depositors on Friday as well, based on a report. The National Bureau of Statistics of China explained that industrial incomes increased 5.4% from the previous year, in contrast to the 9.9%-drop in October. The progress in manufacturing stopped the three-month steep decline. Also, it registered growth over the last eight months.

As per Mastercard SpendingPulse, retail transactions in the US hit records from November 1 to December 24. There’s an increase of 3.4% from the similar period a year ago. The online sales rose 18.8%, compared to its rate in the year 2018. Furthermore, the sentiment of the depositors boosted as the retail sales specified to the spending aptitude of consumers.

The trade between the US and China driven the factor behind the stocks’ year-end assembly. Both countries are validating terms of the agreement, as well as the assurance of President Donald Trump on Tuesday, December 24. As per Trump, the agreement-signing ceremony will soon take place with Xi Jinping, a Chinese leader.