{"id":59601,"date":"2026-08-15T10:34:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/uncategorized\/sp-500-and-nasdaq-hit-record-highs-on-fed-easing-hopes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T10:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:34:24","slug":"sp-500-and-nasdaq-hit-record-highs-on-fed-easing-hopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/analysis\/sp-500-and-nasdaq-hit-record-highs-on-fed-easing-hopes\/","title":{"rendered":"S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs on Fed easing hopes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Key points:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq indexes hit record closing highs, driven by technology stocks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Private payrolls data shows slowdown in May, indicating potential for Fed rate cuts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/indices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"indexes\">indexes<\/a> soared to record closing highs, spurred by technology stocks. Economic data hinting at Federal Reserve easing measures provided additional momentum to the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SP500-VTMarkets-6June-1024x460.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13629\" style=\"width:1450px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Picture: Bullish bias above 5338.00 for S&amp;P500. Download the<a href=\"https:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> VT Markets app<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technology stocks led the charge, with the S5INFT sector seeing the highest gains. Following closely were equities in communications (S5TELS) and industrials (S5INDU) sectors. However, consumer staples (S5CONS) stocks faced declines, making them the biggest losers of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">May labour report sees increased job market tightness <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/06\/05\/private-payrolls-growth-slows-to-152000-in-may-much-less-than-expected-adp-says.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Private payrolls data\">Private payrolls data<\/a> released on Wednesday revealed a slowdown in May, suggesting easing labour market tightness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">US private payrolls fell short of expectations, increasing by 152,000 in May according to the ADP Research Institute, in line with a recent cooling of the labor market. <br><br>Michael McKee has the details <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jCfBrJyCub\">https:\/\/t.co\/jCfBrJyCub<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0mqpBvWG88\">pic.twitter.com\/0mqpBvWG88<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bloomberg TV (@BloombergTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BloombergTV\/status\/1798348574498971653?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This aligns with Tuesday&#8217;s report showing job openings in April falling to their lowest in over three years. These indicators are fueling expectations that the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/analysis\/us-inflation-eases-reigniting-interest-rate-cut-hopes\/\"> Federal Reserve may cut rates later this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/markets\/status\/1798355673475920337\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">U.S. 10-year Treasury yields<\/a> dipped to a two-month low on Wednesday following weaker-than-expected job growth data, ahead of the anticipated government employment report for May on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ten-year Treasury yields held near their lowest level since early April after a private jobs report showed more signs of slowing in the labor market <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pOdZBioVh6\">https:\/\/t.co\/pOdZBioVh6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bloomberg Markets (@markets) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/markets\/status\/1798355673475920337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Stock market movement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/analysis\/nvidia-nears-apple-in-market-cap-as-ai-dominance-drives-growth\/\">Nvidia (NVDA)<\/a> led the rally in chip stocks, surging 4.5%. The company&#8217;s market valuation reached $3 trillion for the first time, surpassing Apple to become the world&#8217;s second-most valuable company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) saw its shares climb 10.7% after forecasting third-quarter revenue above expectations, driven by strong demand for its AI servers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) also experienced significant gains, jumping 11.9% following an upbeat second-quarter revenue forecast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the downside, Dollar Tree (DLTR) slipped 4.9% after a disappointing quarterly profit forecast. The company announced it is exploring strategic options, including a potential sale or spinoff of Family Dollar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Intel (INTC) gained 2.5% after Apollo Global Management agreed to purchase a 49% equity interest for $11 billion in a joint venture related to Intel&#8217;s Ireland manufacturing unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a ratio of 2.39-to-1 on the NYSE and 1.85-to-1 on the Nasdaq. 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