Wall Street rallies back with earnings boost

Reuters 

By Lewis Krauskopf

Wall Street's three major indexes gained more than 1.5 percent each, with the Nasdaq up well over 2 percent.

Technology, which sold off heavily in the recent pullback, led the gains as all 11 major sectors were positive.

The gains marked a partial recovery from Wall Street's recent steep slump. The last week posted its biggest weekly drop since March after a spike in bond yields and fresh concerns about global trade tensions.

"It's mostly an oversold bounce," Willie Delwiche, at Baird in Milwaukee, said of Tuesday's gains.

"The degree of the move is a function of the moves we have seen already this month more than anything else."

The rose 465.52 points, or 1.84 percent, to 25,716.07, the gained 50.11 points, or 1.82 percent, to 2,800.9 and the added 181.82 points, or 2.45 percent, to 7,612.56.

The gained 2.6 percent while rose 2.5 percent. Those two groups have led the S&P 500's advance this year.

Investors are expecting another strong quarter of corporate profits, hoping the reports can calm nerves following concerns over tariffs and rising bond yields. Third-quarter earnings for companies are expected to have climbed 21.8 percent, according to I/B/E/S data from

and reported better-than-expected quarterly profits, helped by strength in stock trading and equity underwriting, wrapping up a strong quarter for the big U.S. banks. Goldman shares rose 2.4 percent, while shares gained 5.3 percent.

In healthcare, shares of diversified product company rose 1.5 percent, while insurer gained 4.0 percent following their respective quarterly reports.

Adobe shares jumped 8.3 percent following the company's meeting, adding to the day's upbeat sentiment for tech.

On the downside, shares dropped 4.8 percent after the world's biggest reported its lowest sales of equity, bond and other long-term investments since the second quarter of 2016.

Shares of tumbled 13.6 percent after its report.

In economic data, U.S. industrial production increased for a fourth straight month in September, boosted by gains in and output, while other data showed job openings hit a record high in August.

Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 5.48-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 3.80-to-1 ratio favoured advancers.

The S&P 500 posted 4 new 52-week highs and 7 new lows; the recorded 16 new highs and 61 new lows.

(Additional reporting by in Bengaluru; Editing by and Nick Zieminski)

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First Published: Wed, October 17 2018. 01:33 IST