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Business News›Markets›US Stocks›Wall St Guide›Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: Nasdaq gains 1% at close as earnings optimism lifts Wall Street LIVE BLOG Dow Jones Today Live Updates: S&P 500, Nasdaq hold relatively steady on Monday. Synopsis Dow Jones Today | US Stock Market Live: The Nasdaq notched a record high close on Monday, lifted by Nvidia and Microsoft, as investors focused on a dip in oil prices and looked ahead to quarterly earnings reports. It was the Nasdaq's second day of sharp gains after weaker-than-expected jobs data on Friday dampened expectations for an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve at its policy meeting this month. The S&P 500 gained 51.50 points, or 0.67%, to end at 7,774.22 points, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 289.42 points, or 1.06%, to 27,480.28. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 94.59 points, or 0.18%, to 51,274.32. 1 New Update The S&P 500 gained 51.50 points, or 0.67%, to end at 7,774.22 points, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 289.42 points, or 1.06%, to 27,480.28. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 94.59 points, or 0.18%, to 51,274.32. (Read) The US Treasury Department said on Monday it was alerting foreign financial institutions that continue to do business with Iran or its financial sector that they may be sanctioned by Washington without advance notice. US natural gas futures edged up to a one-week high on Monday on forecasts for more demand over the next two weeks than previously expected and a decline in daily output due in part to a pipeline problem in Kentucky. Energy traders also noted that prices were supported by an increase in flows to liquefied natural gas export plants with the expected return of a liquefaction train at Freeport LNG's facility in Texas. Front-month gas futures for November delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 3.1 cents, or 1.0%, to settle at $3.066 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), their highest close since September 25 for a second day in a row. Gold prices were steady on Monday, as pressure from a stronger dollar and elevated US Treasury yields was offset by reduced expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike this month. Spot gold edged 0.1% lower to $4,139.89 per ounce by 2:04 p.m. EDT (1804 GMT). US gold futures for December delivery settled 0.1% lower at $4,156.8. PTC shares surged nearly 34% on Monday after French energy and software group Schneider Electric agreed to acquire the US industrial software company for $22.6 billion in cash, Reuters reported. (Read) Leading artificial intelligence companies do not know how to keep AI systems from pursuing objectives their developers did not assign, whistleblower Jacob Coxon, a former OpenAI and Anthropic employee, warned Monday. "Companies are being extremely reckless given the stakes," Coxon told local lawmakers at a hearing before the New York City Council. A combination of elevated oil prices and surging bond yields has derailed a broadening in the rally that was supposed to propel stocks to new records. Bulls are confronting a harsh reality: adding major positioning isn’t worth it right now. The bond selloff is capping the appeal of equities, a strengthening dollar is hampering liquidity, and the threat of Iran war re-escalation has kept US benchmark crude oil prices around $90 a barrel. The deteriorating picture leaves investors, reluctant to cash out more than they have already, wondering what’s next. (Read more) US President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order to expandaccess to tax-exempt diesel that will be unveiled as soon as Monday, two sources familiar with the matter said. High diesel prices, which shot to a record of about $6.50 a gallon last month, are a risk to Trump ahead of the Nov. 3 elections. Prices for the fuel integral to trucking goods have risen in response to the wars in Iran and Ukraine which have led to attacks on refineries in Russia and the Middle East. US President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order to expand access to tax-exempt diesel that will be unveiled as soon as Monday, two sources familiar with the matter said. High diesel prices, which shot to a record of about $6.50 a gallon last month, are a risk to Trump ahead of the Nov. 3 elections. Prices for the fuel integral to trucking goods have risen in response to the wars in Iran and Ukraine which have led to attacks on refineries in Russia and the Middle East. The order is expected to contain a variety of ways to expand access to diesel which could include making more available so-called red dye diesel fuel which is used by the agriculture industry and by some off-road vehicles, the sources said. Goldman Sachs analysts expect most companies will "once again surpass consensus earnings estimates this quarter," noting 9% year-on-year earnings growth for the median S&P 500 stock. PTC the top gainer on the S&P 500, rising 34% after France's Schneider Electric agreed to acquire the software firm in a $22.6 billion all-cash deal. The US commodities regulator on Monday proposed a new federal framework for cryptocurrency exchanges that offer leveraged digital asset trading, in a move to bring parts of the spot crypto market under federal oversight weeks after Congress failed to advance comprehensive crypto regulation. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's proposed rules would effectively allow US crypto exchanges to opt into a federal regulatory regime instead of relying primarily on a patchwork of state money-transmitter licenses, the agency said. Stifel raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 benchmark index to 7,900 from 7,800, citing expectations of stronger earnings and gains from AI spending despite worsening macroeconomic conditions. Brokerage said in a note dated Sunday that resilient government spending and AI investment are driving earnings growth. But strong economic activity is also keeping interest rates higher for longer, it said. Meta, TikTok and X are challenging British regulator Ofcom over the amount of information it is demanding they provide under Britain's nascent online safety regime. The challenge is one of the first in relation to the 2023 Online Safety Act, which sets tougher standards for platforms such as TikTok, X and Meta's Facebook and Instagram with the aim to protect children from harmful and illegal content. Stocks of crude oil in the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell to 283 million barrels last week, the lowest level since October 1982, according to data from the Department of Energy. The drawdowns are part of a US agreement to release 172 million barrels from the facility. Additionally, the Trump administration last week said it is offering to loan energy companies 40 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Nvidia and Broadcom are relatively insulated from a worsening US data-center power crunch, but any resultant delay in AI deployments can affect makers of memory, optical and other secondary chip components, Morgan Stanley said on Monday. Nvidia faces growing competition in AI chips, but BNP Paribas believes its full-stack platform remains a key advantage that rivals will struggle to replicate. The brokerage has retained its 'Outperform' rating on Nvidia, raising the target price to $345 from $285. With the stock at $234 on October 2, the new target implies up to 47% upside. The brokerage said that Nvidia's advantage is becoming more relevant as AI moves beyond training and towards increasingly complex inference workloads. (Read more) The S&P 500 was up 6.06 points, or 0.08, at 7,728.78 after market open, the Nasdaq was up 43.06 points, or 0.16%, at 27,233.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 78.27 points, or 0.15%, at 51,098.69 after market open. (Read) Chevron on Monday named Jeff Gustavson, currently president of its New Energies business, as its finance chief, effective January 1, 2027. Gustavson will succeed Eimear Bonner, who will become president of Chevron's Oil, Products & Gas unit, overseeing operations across the company's upstream, downstream and marketing businesses. Gold prices advanced on Monday, supported by continued worries about rising US government debt and fading expectations of an immediate Federal Reserve rate hike, although a firmer dollar limited gains. Spot gold rose 0.4% to $4,159.89 per ounce by 1138 GMT. U.S. gold futures for December delivery added 0.64% to $4,188.70. PTC jumped 37% in premarket trading after France's Schneider Electric agreed to buy the software firm in an all-cash deal valuing its equity at about $22.6 billion. Cerebras Systems rose 6.6% after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the chip designer is a "close partner" and that the companies have "deep engagement pushing on the frontiers of speed." Traders now see an 80% chance that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged this month, although markets continue to largely price in a December hike. The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield held at 5.28%, near multi-year highs, amid concerns over government finances, heavy debt issuance and elevated energy costs. Chip stocks weighed on US futures in premarket trading, with Intel falling more than 4% and Micron Technology slipping 0.3%. Nvidia gained 0.5% after touching a record high on Friday, when soft jobs data helped propel the Nasdaq to fresh peaks by easing fears of a Federal Reserve rate hike this month. US stock index futures edged lower on Monday as technology stocks retreated from record highs, while elevated Treasury yields and oil prices kept investors focused on fresh signals about the monetary policy outlook. Dow E-minis fell 101 points, or 0.2%, S&P 500 E-minis declined 14.25 points, or 0.18%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis shed 78.25 points, or 0.25%.
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