Dow, S&P, Nasdaq rise over 1% each, GameStop falls 60%
GameStop posts biggest stock slide ever
U.S. equity markets rallied Tuesday as bipartisan COVID-19 relief talks appeared to be making headway on Capitol Hill.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I:DJI | DOW JONES AVERAGES | 38882.9 | -1.36 | -0.00% |
| SP500 | S&P 500 | 5176.54 | -11.16 | -0.22% |
| I:COMP | NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX | 16271.150931 | -61.40 | -0.38% |
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 476 points, or 1.58%, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.39% and 1.56%, respectively.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GME | GAMESTOP CORP. | 16.31 | +0.01 | +0.06% |
| AMC | AMC ENTERTAINMENT | 3.18 | -0.00 | -0.03% |
| BBBY | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| BB | BLACKBERRY LTD. | 2.84 | -0.05 | -1.56% |
GameStop Corp. shares fell for the second session as bulls and bears continue to do battle in the highly volatile stock. Shares plunged 60% to their largest one-day percentage drop ever. Other recent high flyers, including AMC Entertainment Group, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and BlackBerry Ltd. were also under pressure.
In Washington, President Biden met with 10 Republican Senators on Monday afternoon to discuss their approximately $618 billion COVID-19 aid package that would extend a third round of stimulus checks to some Americans, grant an additional $300 a week in supplemental unemployment benefits through June and provide $50 billion for small businesses. He lunched with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen today who was also meeting with the Democratic caucus.
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| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPS | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. | 146.43 | -0.68 | -0.46% |
| FDX | FEDEX CORP. | 257.62 | -1.84 | -0.71% |
Looking at corporate and earnings news, United Parcel Services Inc. said adjusted quarterly profit rose 27% year over year as the e-commerce boom fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a surge in home-delivery demand. The company also received a boost from its role in delivering COVID-19 vaccines.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFE | PFIZER INC. | 28.01 | +0.23 | +0.85% |
Pfizer Inc. forecast $15 billion in sales from the COVID-19 vaccine it is producing along with BioNTech and raised its full-year outlook. Prior quarter sales from the vaccine were one-third of what was expected.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVS | CVS HEALTH CORP. | 54.99 | -0.74 | -1.34% |
| COST | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP. | 767.73 | -3.58 | -0.46% |
| WMT | WALMART INC. | 60.83 | +0.23 | +0.38% |
| WBA | WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC. | 17.27 | -0.08 | -0.46% |
U.S. pharmacies including CVS, Costco, Walmart, Walgreens and others are expected to start receiving COVID-10 vaccines next week.
In deal news, Uber is buying alcohol delivery app Drizly for $1.1 billion.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBER | UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 66.44 | -3.99 | -5.67% |
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the deal is an example of the company's push to diversify into new areas.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XOM | EXXON MOBIL CORP. | 116.80 | +0.57 | +0.49% |
| CVX | CHEVRON CORP. | 162.25 | -0.39 | -0.24% |
Exxon Mobil Corp. announced an additional $3 billion of expense reductions and reported its first annual loss in 40 years as the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a sharp drop in demand for oil and gas. The oil giant also created a “Low Carbon Emissions” unit that will help reduce greenhouse gases by up to 20% by 2025. The oil giant reportedly held talks with rival Chevron during the height of the pandemic last year, as reported by the WSJ.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOG | HARLEY-DAVIDSON INC. | 36.15 | +0.48 | +1.36% |
Meanwhile, Harley-Davidson Inc. unveiled its five-year turnaround plan called “The Hardwire” as shipments to dealers plunged 32% from a year ago to their lowest level since 1997. Annual retail sales, meanwhile, sank 17% to the weakest since 1998.
Elsewhere, Tesla Inc. announced it would recall 134,951 Model S and Model X vehicles after a U.S. regulator warned their touchscreen displays could fail.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | TESLA INC. | 172.92 | -4.89 | -2.75% |
Tech giants Alphabet Inc. and Amazon Inc. will report their quarterly results after the closing bell.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN | AMAZON.COM INC. | 187.14 | -1.62 | -0.86% |
| GOOGL | ALPHABET INC. | 169.67 | -1.58 | -0.92% |
In commodities, silver plunged $3.014, or 10%, to $23.38 an ounce a day after posting their largest gain in almost 12 years. Elsewhere in the space, gold fell $30.30 to $1,830.50 an ounce and West Texas Intermediate crude oil jumped $1.21 to $54.76 a barrel.
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Overseas markets were higher across the board with France’s CAC 40 leading the advance in Europe, trading up 1.86%, while Germany’s DAX 30 and Britain’s FTSE 100 climbed 1.56% and 0.78%, respectively.
In Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained 1.23%, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rallied 0.97% and China’s Shanghai Composite index added 0.81%.