{"id":122422,"date":"2021-10-05T19:36:44","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T19:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=122422"},"modified":"2021-10-05T19:36:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T19:36:44","slug":"microsoft-apple-and-other-techs-roar-back-as-wall-street-rebounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/business\/microsoft-apple-and-other-techs-roar-back-as-wall-street-rebounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft, Apple and other techs roar back as Wall Street rebounds"},"content":{"rendered":"
(Reuters) – Wall Street surged on Tuesday, as Microsoft and Apple spearheaded a rebound in growth stocks and investors awaited monthly payrolls data later in the week that could influence the Fed\u2019s decision on when to scale back massive monetary stimulus.<\/p> Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet, Wall Street\u2019s most valuable companies, each jumped more than 2% following a selloff in growth stocks the day before.<\/p>\n Facebook Inc rose 2.2% the day after it took a beating when its app and its photo-sharing platform Instagram went offline for hours before being restored late in the evening.<\/p>\n Ten of the 11 major S&P 500 sector indexes rose, with financials, communication services and technology each up more than 2%.<\/p>\n The S&P 500 was on track for a fourth straight day of 1% moves in either direction. The last time the index saw that much volatility was in November 2020, when it rose or fell 1% or more for seven straight sessions.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re buying the dip, but the dip isn\u2019t 10% anymore. The dip is now 2%, or 4%,\u201d said Jake Dollarhide, chief executive officer of Longbow Asset Management in Tulsa, Oklahoma. \u201cPeople are trained like Pavlov\u2019s dog to buy the dip, which is reinforcing all of this.\u201d<\/p>\n Technology stocks and other high-growth stocks took a beating on Monday as U.S. Treasury yields ticked higher amid concerns about a potential U.S. government debt default. [US\/]<\/p>\n The Senate will vote on Wednesday on a Democratic-backed measure to suspend the U.S. debt ceiling, a key lawmaker said on Tuesday, as partisan brinkmanship in Congress risks an economically crippling federal credit default.<\/p>\n Investors will watch September employment data on Friday for hints about the tapering of the U.S. Federal Reserve\u2019s asset purchase program.<\/p>\n Adding to concerns the Fed could tighten monetary policy sooner than expected, recent data showed increased consumer spending, accelerated factory activity and elevated inflation.<\/p>\n Data from the Institute for Supply Management showed its U.S. non-manufacturing activity index edged up to a reading of 61.9 last month from 61.7 in August.<\/p>\n In afternoon trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.34% at 34,458.49 points, while the S&P 500 gained 1.53% to 4,366.2.<\/p>\n The Nasdaq Composite added 1.72% to 14,500.25.<\/p>\n PepsiCo Inc gained about 1% after raising its full-year revenue forecast.<\/p>\n Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.63-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.48-to-1 ratio favored advancers.<\/p>\n The S&P 500 posted 14 new 52-week highs and 6 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 61 new highs and 180 new lows.<\/p>\n