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Stocks Settle Sharply Higher as President Trump Claims Deal on Greenland
Barchart - Wed Jan 21, 3:46PM CST
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed up +1.16%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +1.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.36%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) rose +1.18%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) rose +1.38%.
Stock indexes rallied sharply on Wednesday, recovering over half of Tuesday’s losses, after President Trump said he reached a framework of a deal with NATO regarding Greenland. Short covering pushed stocks sharply higher on Wednesday after President Trump said he would refrain from imposing tariffs on goods from European nations that oppose his effort to take possession of Greenland.
Lower bond yields on Wednesday also helped a recovery in stocks. The 10-year T-note yield fell -4 bp to 4.25% after rising to a 4.75-month high of 4.31% on Tuesday, driven by concern about an independent Fed and negative carryover from soaring Japanese government bond yields. Japan’s 10-year JGB bond yield fel... Read more
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