S&P 500 fell on Monday as the market attempts to rebound from a relentless sell-off that’s punished tech stocks and pushed the broader index to the brink of a bear market.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 38 points lower. S&P 500 futures dipped 0.3% after the benchmark nearly fell into a bear market last week before a Friday rebound. Nasdaq-100 futures slipped 0.3%.
After a long spate of selling, markets rebounded on Friday, with the Dow rising 466.36 points and the S&P 500 climbing 2.39%. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 3.82% and posted its strongest one-day gain since November 2020.
But major averages still posted steep losses for the week and are undergoing an intense sell-off as the Federal Reserve attempts to tamp down inflation with aggressive rate hikes. The Dow’s 7-week losing streak is its worst since 2001. The S&P 500 just posted its first 6-week losing streak since June 2011.
Some analysts believe those declines may soon point to an attractive entry point for the broader market index, based on a long-term perspective.
“The S&P 500 is quickly approaching a level that, historically, has indicated that future growth concerns are priced in,” Citi analyst Scott Chronert wrote in a note.
The S&P 500 sits 16% off its record high, while the Nasdaq Composite is down more than 27% as investors hit growth stocks trading with lofty valuations the hardest as interest rates spiked.
Those names rebounded on Friday and some looked set for some more gains in Monday’s session. Amazon and Tesla were both in the green in premarket trading. Apple, which fell into a bear market at one point last week, was also indicated higher.
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