The S&P 500 posted two new highs and 30 new lows the Nasdaq recorded 51 new highs and 37 new lows. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals climbed 5.9% after it beat quarterly revenue estimates, while coffee chain Starbucks Corp SBUX.O rose over 4% after it reported upbeat quarterly profits.Īdvancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500. Moderna Inc MRNA.O surged about 16% after the vaccine maker announced a $3 billion share buyback plan.

The S&P 500 has rebounded about 13% from its closing low in mid-June and would have to climb another 15% to get back to its record high close in early January. SPLRCT, up 2.69%, followed by a 2.52% gain in consumer discretionary. Of the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, 10 rose, led by information technology. The most traded stock in the S&P 500 was Tesla, with $24.3 billion worth of shares exchanged during the session. The Nasdaq gained 2.59% to 12,668.16 points, while Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.29% to 32,812.50 points.Īdditional data on Wednesday showed new orders for U.S.-manufactured goods increased solidly in June and business spending on equipment was stronger than initially thought, pointing to underlying strength in manufacturing despite rising interest rates. The S&P 500 climbed 1.56% to end the session at 4,155.12 points. central bank is committed to getting inflation under control and returning it to its 2% target. Meanwhile, Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin on Wednesday joined policymakers saying that the U.S. Manuelian said an additional factor behind Wednesday's stock rally was growing confidence among investors that the Fed has already carried out the bulk of the interest rate hikes that will be necessary to bring inflation under control. pharmacy chain raised its annual profit forecast after posting strong quarterly results. PayPal soared almost 10% after it raised its annual profit guidance and said activist investor Elliott Management had an over $2 billion stake in the financial technology firm.ĬVS Health gained 6.3% after the largest U.S. 'We're going through Q2 earnings and, by and large, from the tech complex to consumer discretionary and industrials, we're seeing a lot of better-than-feared prints, and that's just good enough right now,' said Sahak Manuelian, managing director of trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles.Īpple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O rallied almost 4%, while Facebook-owner Meta Platforms META.O jumped 5.4%. Reports exceeding low expectations have helped Wall Street rebound from losses caused by worries about decades-high inflation, rising interest rates and shrinking economic output.

That supported views that the economy was not in recession despite output slumping in the first half of the year.Ī fresh batch of strong results from companies including PayPal PYPL.O and CVS Health Corp boosted sentiment in a largely upbeat quarterly reporting season. services industry unexpectedly picked up in July amid strong order growth, while supply bottlenecks and price pressures eased.

US30 US Wall Street 30 (USA 30, Dow Jones)Ī trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 7, 2022.Īug 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended sharply higher on Wednesday, with strong profit forecasts from PayPal and CVS Health Corp lifting sentiment and helping elevate the Nasdaq to its highest level since early May.ĭata showed the U.S.

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