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Stocks Settle Higher on Strength in Megacap Tech Stocks


The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Monday closed up +0.63%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.99%. 

Stocks on Monday posted moderate gains, led by strength in megacap technology stocks.  Tesla closed up more than +6% on news that the company will raise the price of its Model Y cars in April.  Also, Alphabet closed up more than +4% after Bloomberg reported that Apple is in talks to build Google’s Gemini AI engine into its iPhone. 

A bearish factor for stocks was Monday’s +2.6 bp rise in the 10-year T-note yield to a 3-week high on the stronger-than-expected NAHB housing market index and the increase in the 10-year breakeven inflation expectations rate to a 1-1/2 week high.

Market attention this week will focus on the Tue/Wed FOMC meeting.  The markets expect the Fed to leave its 5.25%-5.50% federal funds target range unchanged and the markets will look to newly updated Fed projections (dot... Read more

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SPY : 512.86 (+0.59%)
QQQ : 437.48 (+0.82%)
DIA : 387.73 (+0.19%)
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MELI : 1,509.05 (+0.64%)
McDonald's Global Tech Glitch Causes Major Service Disruptions Worldwide

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MCD : 278.58 (-0.20%)
Apple Acquires DarwinAI to Spearhead Generative AI Revolution in 2024

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AAPL : 173.72 (+0.64%)
MSFT : 417.32 (+0.22%)
GOOGL : 147.68 (+4.60%)
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3 AI Chip Stocks That Look More Overvalued Than Nvidia Right Now

The breakout rally in AI stocks, with Nvidia leading the charge, has raised concerns about a potential bubble. However, with NVDA now down about 10% from its recent highs, here are three AI chip stocks...

NVDA : 884.55 (+0.70%)
ARM : 129.75 (+2.19%)
$SPX : 5,149.42 (+0.63%)
AMD : 190.65 (-0.21%)
ASML : 941.34 (+0.12%)

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Today's New Highs & Lows

HIGHS LOWS DIFF
5-Day 1,033 1,520 -487
1-Month 467 723 -256
3-Month 295 395 -100
6-Month 227 180 47
52-Week 166 140 26
YTD 312 417 -105

Top Performing Sectors

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Top 100 Stocks

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Market Momentum

NYSE AMEX NASDAQ
Issues Up 871 77 1,256
Issues Down 1,053 134 1,852
Issues Unch 32 16 93

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