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The Nasdaq shed 2.1%, the S&P 500 fell 0.8% and the Dow Jones industrials gave up 0.4% in the stock market today. Small caps tracked by the Russell 2000 sank 2.4%. Volume swelled on both major exchanges vs. the same time Tuesday.
Early Tuesday, Powell reiterated that the Fed is “committed to using our full range of tools to support the economy and to help ensure that the recovery from this difficult period will be as robust as possible,” in a speech in front of the Senate Banking Committee.
He commented that inflation and employment remain well below the Fed’s objectives, which suggests easy monetary policy is likely to remain in place.
Tech stocks boosted the Nasdaq to a 43.6% gain in 2020 for its fifth best year ever. The S&P 500 rose 16.3% and the Dow added 7.2% last year. Read The Big Picture for detailed daily market analysis.
U.S. Stock Market Today Overview |
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| Index | Symbol | Price | Gain/Loss | % Change |
| Dow Jones | (0DJIA) | 31382.88 | -138.81 | -0.44 |
| S&P 500 | (0S&P5) | 3845.44 | -31.06 | -0.80 |
| Nasdaq | (0NDQC ) | 13252.83 | -280.22 | -2.07 |
| Russell 2000 | (IWM) | 218.42 | -5.31 | -2.37 |
| IBD 50 | (FFTY) | 45.53 | -1.95 | -4.11 |
Last Update: 11:54 AM ET 2/23/2021 |
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The Covid-19 pandemic continues to roil the U.S. economy, as nationwide lockdowns approach the one-year mark. But there are signs of hope as vaccinations roll out and cases start to plateau in some states.
Cumulative Covid-19 cases worldwide have topped 112 million with nearly 2.5 million deaths, according to Worldometer. In the U.S., cases are now approaching 29 million with more than 513,000 deaths, although the number of new cases in the U.S. has slowed dramatically in recent weeks.
Dow Jones Losers And Winners
Home Depot (HD) tumbled 4% in heavy trade to gap down below its 50-day moving average. The big-box home improvement retailer reported better-than-expected Q4 earnings and sales before the open.
Home Depot’s earnings increased 16% to $2.65 a share, including 9 cents in one-time costs related to the acquisition of HD Supply. Revenue rose 25% to $32.26 billion. Same-store sales surged 24.5%, with U.S. comps up 25%.
Apple (AAPL) gapped down and fell 2% in heavy volume. It’s traded below its 50-day line for the past week. On Feb. 18, Apple stock triggered the 7%-8% loss-cutting sell rule when it fell more than 7% below a 138.89 buy point of a cup with handle.
Other blue chip losers included Nike (NKE), Salesforce.com (CRM) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), down about 1.5% each.
Disney (DIS) rose 2% to a new high in nearly triple normal trade. It’s now extended from a 183.50 buy point of a flat base, according to MarketSmith chart analysis. The buy zone for Disney stock topped out at 192.68. The media and theme parks giant was featured in Monday’s IBD Stock Of The Day.
Outside The Dow
Software, automaker and solar stocks led the downside among IBD’s 197 industry groups. Banks, utilities and hotel stocks were among the few gainers.
In the automaker group, Tesla (TSLA) crashed 13% before paring its loss to 2%. The stock breached its 50-day line Monday, for the first time in over three months. It’s on pace to extend its losing streak to four. On Sunday, the electric-vehicle maker stopped taking orders for the cheapest version of the Model Y Standard Range sport utility vehicle.
Tesla stock remains well extended from a 466 buy point of a cup with handle. It’s now about 22% below its Jan. 25 high of 900.40. Tesla is an IBD Leaderboad stock.
Among other EV stocks, China’s Nio (NIO) and Xpeng (XPEV) lost 5% apiece. Nio trimmed its loss from a 17% dive early Tuesday. On Monday, shares fell 8% to close below the 50-day line for the first time in over 10 months.
The Innovator IBD 50 ETF (FFTY) slumped as much as 8% before finding support at its 50-day line. By midday, shares had cut their loss to 3%. 360 DigiTech (QFIN) sank 12%, while Trex (TREX), Cerence (CRNC) and Meridian Bioscience (VIVO) lost over 5% each.
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