Stocks rose Wednesday, as Wall Street tried to recover from steep losses seen in the previous session, boosted by a dip in Treasury yields and a positive economic data release.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 67 points, or 0.2%. The S&P 500 climbed 0.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.6%.
Shares of Faraday Future plunged 27% on $90 Mln stock offering plans. Faraday Future has entered into an at-the-market equity offering sales agreement under which it may offer and sell shares having a value of up to $90 million.
The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield fell, pulling back from its highest levels since 2007. The 2-year Treasury yield also fell from a recent multiyear high.
The Commerce Department reported Wednesday morning that orders for durable goods rose 0.2% in August. That topped a Dow Jones estimate for a decline of 0.5%.
Rising rates have recently put pressure on stocks amid fears that the Federal Reserve could keep monetary policy tighter for longer than expected. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 fell below the key 4,300 for the first time since June. The Dow also posted its biggest one-day loss since March, dropping more than 300 points to close below its 200-day moving average for the first time since May. These losses came after new home sales and consumer confidence data missed economists’ estimates.
“Consumers remain worried about inflation and the impact of higher borrowing costs. This also weighed on housing market activities as mortgage rates tick higher,” said U.S. Bank Asset Management senior investment strategist Rob Haworth. “However, still-high accumulated consumer savings balances, a strong labor market and solid wage growth are providing some support as we near the fourth quarter of the year.”
The market is currently living up to its “seasonally weak September,” said Blanke Schein Wealth Management’s chief investment officer Robert Schein. Indeed, the S&P 500 is off 5.2% in September, while the Dow is down 3.2%. The Nasdaq is the laggard of the three, losing nearly 7% this month.
Schein expects the volatility to extend into October, before a shift. “Earnings season begins in mid-October and if earnings results are better-than-feared, that just may be the catalyst needed to end this market correction,” he said.
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