Analytics, News, and Forecasts for CFD Markets: stock news — 03-04-2018.

The main US stock indexes rose strongly against the backdrop of the rebound in technology and consumer sectors after yesterday's sell-off.

Shares of Amazon (AMZN; + 1.67%) and automakers were the main drivers of market growth.

Shares of General Motors (GM) jumped 2.9% after the company reported a 16% yoy increase in auto sales in March.

Shares of Tesla Inc. (TSLA) rose by almost 5.9%, as the company's operating results for the first quarter indicated a progress in the process of increasing production of the sedan for the mass market of Model 3 and optimistic forecasts for the next quarters.

In addition, significant support for the market was provided by shares of the financial sector, the value of which increased against the backdrop of growth in yields of US government bonds. In the meantime, fears of a possible global trade war have temporarily come to the fore.

Almost all components of the DOW index finished trading in positive territory (28 out of 30). Leader of the growth were shares of NIKE, Inc. (NKE, + 3.62%). Outsider were shares of General Electric Co. (GE, -0.27%).

Almost all sectors of the S & P index recorded an increase. The consumer goods sector grew most (+ 1.5%). The decrease was shown only by the conglomerate sector (-0.4%).

At closing:

Dow 24,030.64 +386.45 +1.63%

S&P 500 2,614.43 +32.55 +1.26%

Nasdaq 100 6,941.28 +71.16 +1.04%

Major U.S. stock-indexes solidly higher on Tuesday, helped by a recovery in beaten-down technology and consumer discretionary stocks.

Most of Dow stocks in positive area (27 of 30). Top gainer - UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH, +2.58%). Top loser - General Electric Co. (GE, -0.99%).

All S&P sectors in positive area. Top gainer - consumer goods (+0.8%) and financial sector (+0.8%).

At the moment:

U.S. stock-index futures surged on Tuesday on the back of a recovery in beaten-down technology stocks.

Global Stocks:

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Facebook (FB) removed from US 1 List at BofA/Merrill

3M (MMM) target lowered to $225 from $251 at Stifel

General Electric (GE) target lowered to $13 from $15 at Stifel

German stocks led European equities higher Thursday, but the broader market couldn't avoid losses for March and the first quarter of 2018.

The Nasdaq Composite's COMP, -2.74% 2.7% tumble Monday, amid broad selling in the technology sector and uncertainty surrounding trade policy, came with the most panic-like selling in nearly two years. The Nasdaq's Arms Index, a volume-weighted breadth measure that tends to rise above 1.000 when the market falls, spiked up to 2.238, while readings above 2.000 are viewed as having panic-like characteristics.

Asian stock markets headed lower Tuesday as a selloff of tech shares deepened in the U.S. and escalating trade tensions with China dampened investor confidence. Traders took cues from Wall Street after the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.7% Monday, leading a 2.2% decline for the S&P 500 and marking a damp start to the month after U.S. stocks logged the worst quarterly performance since mid-2015.