Powell nudges Wall Street even higher
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Wednesday saw the second day of U.S. Fed Chief Jay Powell facing Congress and again he hinted at making progress in the fight against inflation. His dovish sentiments pushed the S&P and Nasdaq to yet more record closes. Both indices rallied over 1% to 5,633 and 18.647 respectively as once more tech led the way.
Nvidia was the most influential name, surging 2.69%, followed by Apple which rose 1.88% to make a record high. Elsewhere, Albermarle jumped 7.11%, CarMax 6.46% and Walgreens 4.36%. The Dow finished 1.09% higher as the U.S. 10-year yield stayed below 4.3% and Bitcoin declined 1.3% to nearly US$57,300.
This time, the TSX beat its American peers by climbing 1.4% or more than 300 points. Major movers: Cameco 9.4%, CNQ 1.53%, NFI -5.07%, NexGen Energy 8.65% and Denison Mines 6.6%. Gold edged up to US$2,371 and WTI gained US$1 to US$82.40.
💾 NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA-Q) +2.69%
🍎 Apple Inc (AAPL-Q) +1.88%
⛏ Albemarle Corp (ALB-N) +7.11%
🚗 CarMax (KMX-N) +6.46%
💊 Walgreen Boots Alliance (WBA-Q) +4.36%
🅱 Bitcoin (BTCUSD) (CRYPTO:BTC) -1.3%
⛏ Cameco Corporation (CCO-T) +9.4%
🛢 Canadian Natural Rsrcs (CNQ-T) +1.53%
🚘 New Flyer Industries Inc. (NFI-T) -5.07%
🛢 NexGen Energy (NXE-T) +8.65%
⛏ Denison Mines Corp (DML-T) +6.6%