{"id":204907,"date":"2020-12-23T22:59:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T03:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/?p=204907"},"modified":"2020-12-23T22:59:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T03:59:18","slug":"cylicals-rally-amid-stimulus-headlines-and-gdp-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/cylicals-rally-amid-stimulus-headlines-and-gdp-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Cylicals rally amid stimulus headlines and GDP data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. markets reversed script from previous days as cyclicals rose and tech slipped. The S&amp;P closed flat at 0.07% but the Dow gained 0.38% while the Nasdaq finished -0.29%, though it made a new intraday high. Small-caps continued to rally as the Russell 2000 broke 2,000 and finished up 0.87%. U.S. markets shrugged off <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/12\/22\/politics\/trump-coronavirus-relief-bill\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a>&#8216;s threat to veto the long-awaited stimulus bill, even though his own administration helped draft it. Meanwhile, president-elect Joe Biden will seek a third round of stimulus cheques in the new year when he takes office.<\/p>\n<p>Energy enjoyed strong gains on Wall Street, up 2.18%, while the banks continued to climb after given permission to buy back shares. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/680\/JPM-N\">JPMorgan<\/a>, for instance, rallied 2.79%. Despite fears of more lockdowns, travel names bounce. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/4452\/NCLH-N\">Norwegian<\/a> surged 6.15%. However, stay-at-home mainstays <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/2191\/NFLX-Q\">Netflix<\/a> closed -2.44% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/5774\/ETSY-Q\">Etsy<\/a> -3.65%.<\/p>\n<p>A slight Canadian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/business\/gdp-growth-of-0-4-per-cent-in-oct-offers-glimmer-of-hope-for-economy-in-2021-1.5242715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GDP<\/a> beat in October and rising oil prices lifted the TSX by 0.23%. The price of WTI gained over 2% and WCS by 3.5%. Energy soared over 4%. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/3969\/MEG-T\">MEG Energy<\/a> surged 9.41% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1571\/CPG-T\">Crescent Point<\/a> jumped nearly 9%. However, the day&#8217;s big gainer was <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/5997\/VFF-T\">Village Farms International<\/a>, popping 14.61%.\u00a0 On the downside, tech sank 3.68% as <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/5093\/SHOP-T\">Shopify<\/a> plunged 6.47% and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/3413\/CSU-T\">Constellation Software<\/a> slid 4.88%. A partial trading day follows before markets celebrate Christmas<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f3db; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/680\/JPM-N\">JP Morgan Chase &amp; Co<\/a> +2.79%<br \/>\n&#x1f6a2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/4452\/NCLH-N\">Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings<\/a> +6.15%<br \/>\n&#x1f4fa; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/2191\/NFLX-Q\">Netflix Inc.<\/a> -2.44%<br \/>\n&#x1f6cd; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/5774\/ETSY-Q\">Etsy, Inc.<\/a> -3.65%<br \/>\n&#x1f6e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/3969\/MEG-T\">MEG Energy Corp<\/a> +9.41%<br \/>\n&#x1f6e2; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/1571\/CPG-T\">Crescent Point Energy Corp<\/a> +9%<br \/>\n&#x1f33f; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/5997\/VFF-T\">Village Farms International, Inc.<\/a> +14.61%<br \/>\n&#x1f6cd; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/5093\/SHOP-T\">Shopify Inc.<\/a> -6.47%<br \/>\n&#x1f4be; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/3413\/CSU-T\">Constellation Software Inc.<\/a> -4.88%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. markets reversed script from previous days as cyclicals rose and tech slipped. The S&amp;P closed flat at 0.07% but the Dow gained 0.38% while the Nasdaq finished -0.29%, though it made a new intraday high. 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