Dow rebounds Wednesday as investors shake off intensifying Russia-Ukraine conflict, spiking oil

Tiger Newspress2022-03-02

Stocks rose on Wednesday despite a continued surge in oil prices surged amid the intensifying conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 228 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite added about 0.4% and 0.2%, respectively.

Oil and gas stocks and chip stocks rose, while silver and gold stocks fell.

Salesforce rose more than 3%, its fourth quarter revenue increased by 26% year-on-year, and the Q1 and full year revenue guidelines of fiscal 2023 exceeded market expectations.

Nordstrom rose more than 26%, and its fourth quarter profit soared fivefold to $200 million by the end of January.

Sofi rose more than 15%, and its new members increased by 39% to 523000 in the fourth quarter. It is expected that the adjusted revenue growth in the first quarter will be as high as 55%.

Corporate news helped push the market higher. Shares of Ford popped 4.6% in after the automaker announced it would split its electric vehicle and legacy production businesses into two separate units.

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