On Monday, the Dow Jones index closed about five points lower, even as tensions between the U.S. and Iran intensified as the ceasefire drew closer to expiry.
Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury bond yields stood at 4.252%, and the two-year bond was at 3.735% at the time of writing. The CME Group’s FedWatch tool‘s projections show markets pricing a 99.5% likelihood of the Federal Reserve leaving the current interest rates unchanged in April.
Index
Performance (+/-)
Dow Jones
0.20%
S&P 500
0.23%
Nasdaq 100
0.37%
Russell 2000
0.18%
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ), which track the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, were higher in premarket on Tuesday. The SPY was up 0.25% at $710.46, while the QQQ surged 0.18% to $647.97.
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AAPL maintains a strong price trend over the short, medium, and long terms, as per Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings.
UnitedHealth
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