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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 17, 2023. The benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX) is about 1% away from setting a new high for the year. The S&P 500 retail sector (.SPXRT) sub-index was, however, down 0.4%. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.61-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.54-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq. Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju SamuelOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Greg Bassuk, Sruthi Shankar, Shristi, Maju Samuel Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Nvidia, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal, AXS Investments, Insider Intelligence, Composite, Dow Jones, Reuters, Czech, Colt CZ, Volkswagen, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, China, New York, Bengaluru

Gains in megacap stocks including Nvidia and Microsoft set up the tech-heavy Nasdaq for its eighth consecutive week of gains, while the benchmark S&P 500 was set for its fifth straight week of rise. Trading, however, is expected to be volatile on Friday due to the simultaneous expiration of stock options, stock index futures and index options contracts, known as triple witching. ET, is expected to show the index rose to 60 in June from 59.2 in May. The S&P index recorded 19 new 52-week highs and no new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 74 new highs and 10 new lows. Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay DwivediOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Mark Luschini, Janney Montgomery Scott, Sruthi Shankar, Shristi, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: Nvidia, Adobe, Dow, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Trading, University of, Dow Jones, Adobe Inc, iRobot, NYSE, Thomson Locations: U.S, Bengaluru

The benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX) built on Thursday's 20% rise from its Oct. 12 finishing low, heralding the start of a new bull market as defined by some market participants. The S&P 500 (.SPX) gained 4.93 points, or 0.11%, at 4,298.86, taking this week's advance to 0.38% and extending its winning streak to four weeks, the longest since the July-August 2022 period. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) rose 43.17 points, or 0.13%, to 33,876.78, for a weekly gain of 0.33%. Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 1.49-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.84-to-1 ratio favored decliners. The S&P 500 posted 15 new 52-week highs and five new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 84 new highs and 53 new lows.

Persons: Dow Jones, Tim Holland, Brendan McDermid, Rick Meckler, Wells, Sruthi Shankar, Shristi, Vinay Dwivedi, Richard Chang Organizations: Adobe, Citi, Nasdaq, Tesla Inc, General Motors Co, GM, Orion, Dow Jones, Apple Inc, Devices, Nvidia Corp, NYSE, American Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Brendan McDermid Traders, Cherry Lane Investments, Target Corp, Adobe Inc, Netflix Inc, Thomson Locations: Wells Fargo, New York City, U.S, Bengaluru

Traders have priced in a 73% chance of the U.S. central bank holding interest rates at the current 5%-5.25% range during its monetary policy meeting on June 13-14, according to CMEGroup's Fedwatch tool. "Today's data in terms of higher claims shows that the Fed policy is having a clear effect," said David Russell, vice president of Market Intelligence at TradeStation. The CBOE Volatility index (.VIX), also known as Wall Street's fear gauge, dropped to a fresh pre-pandemic low of 13.73. The U.S. Labor Department is due to release inflation data on June 13, the first day of the Fed meeting. The S&P index recorded six new 52-week highs and two new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 38 new highs and 29 new lows.

Persons: David Russell, Wells, Ryan Cohen, Piper Sandler, Zhu Jiang, Sruthi Shankar, Shristi, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: GameStop, Dow, Nasdaq, Treasury, Traders, Market Intelligence, Fed, Nvidia Corp, Apple Inc, Tesla Inc, GameStop Corp, U.S . Labor Department, Bank of Canada, BoC, Dow Jones, Adobe, Lucid, NYSE, Thomson Locations: Wells, U.S, Wells Fargo, China, Bengaluru

SummarySummary Companies For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. The S&P 500 is up almost 20% from its October 2022 lows, boosted by gains in megacap stocks, a stronger-than-expected earnings season and hopes that the U.S. central bank is nearing the end of its interest rate-hike cycle. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 30, 2023. Financials (.SPSY) led gains among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, while the KBW regional banking index (.KRX) was firmly in the green. Recent economic data and dovish remarks from Fed officials have raised the odds of the Fed holding interest rates at its June 13-14 meeting.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Jack Ablin, Brendan McDermid, Russell, Coinbase, Sruthi Shankar, Shristi, Vinay Dwivedi, Deepa Babington Organizations: U.S, SEC, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Devices, Thomson Locations: megacap, U.S, New York City, Bengaluru

June 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Tuesday as investors assessed odds of an interest rate pause by the Federal Reserve at its policy meeting next week, with mixed economic data adding to uncertainty around the rate path. While that signaled the Fed's monetary tightening was cooling the world's largest economy, it followed strong monthly jobs data last week, clouding the outlook for the Fed's policy. "The market is on pause now until we get to the Fed meeting and the inflation data." Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.50-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.24-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq. Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay DwivediOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Paul Nolte, Piper Sandler, Sruthi Shankar, Shristi, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: Devices, Piper, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Murphy, Fed, Dow Jones, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Apple Inc, Meta, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, NYSE, Thomson Locations: U.S, megacap, Bengaluru

"That would suggest that core prices will come down, albeit at a much slower rate than originally thought." ET, Dow e-minis were up 31 points, or 0.09%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 2.75 points, or 0.06%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 17 points, or 0.12%. Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW.O) climbed 4.6% as the cybersecurity firm looks set to replace Dish Network (DISH.O) in the S&P 500 index. Apple Inc (AAPL.O) rose 1.0% ahead of its annual software developer conference, where it is widely expected to announce a new mixed-reality headset. Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay DwivediOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Michael Hewson, Loretta Mester, Sruthi Shankar, Shristi, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: Dow, Nasdaq, Wall, Traders, CMC Markets, P Global, Institute for Supply Management, Fed Cleveland, Dow e, . Energy, Exxon Mobil Corp, Chevron Corp, Schlumberger Ltd, Saudi, Palo Alto Networks, Dish Network, Big, Wall Street Journal, Bank of America Corp, Citigroup Inc, Apple Inc, Thomson Locations: Saudi Arabia, U.S, Washington, Big U.S, Bengaluru

SummarySummary Companies Palo Alto gains on S&P 500 index inclusionApple climbs ahead of developer conferenceIndexes: Dow down 0.25%, S&P up 0.22%, Nasdaq up 0.46%June 5 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday, as Apple scaled an all-time peak and investors weighed up chances of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting. Other growth stocks also rose, with Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) gaining 1.8% and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) adding 0.9%. Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW.O) climbed 5.5% as the cybersecurity firm looks set to replace Dish Network (DISH.O) in the S&P 500 index. Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.56-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 1.35-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq. The S&P index recorded 14 new 52-week highs and two new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 70 new highs and 32 new lows.

Persons: Thomas Hayes, Sam Stovall, advancers, Sruthi Shankar, Shristi, Vinay Dwivedi, Anil D'Silva Organizations: Palo, Dow, Nasdaq, Apple, Apple Inc, Alphabet Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Great, Capital, Institute for Supply Management, CFRA Research, Dow Jones, Palo Alto Networks, Dish Network, Big, Wall Street Journal, Tesla Inc, NYSE, Thomson Locations: U.S, Washington, Big U.S, China, Bengaluru

[1/2] Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 3, 2023. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield fell on Friday after touching a four-month high in the previous session but stayed above the 4% level. Nine of the 11 major S&P sectors were higher, with communication services (.SPLRCL) and technology (.SPLRCT) indexes leading gains. Apple Inc rose 1.9% after Morgan Stanley said the stock could rally more than 20% this year on potential hardware subscription. Dell Technologies Inc (DELL.N) slipped 0.9% after it forecast current-quarter revenue and profit below Wall Street estimates, hit by an ongoing demand slump in its PC business.

The two-year yield , which best reflects short-term rate expectations, hit a fresh 15-year high at 4.93%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell on Wednesday after data showed U.S. manufacturing contracted for a fourth straight month in February, although raw material prices increased last month. The S&P 500 (.SPX) fell 22.28 points, or 0.56%, to 3,929.11, but was trading near its 200-day moving average, seen as a key support level by traders. The S&P index recorded two new 52-week highs and 12 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 26 new highs and 71 new lows. Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza and Anil D'SilvaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Futures extended losses after data showed the number of Americans filing new unemployment claims fell again last week, pointing to sustained labor-market strength. Another set of data showed non-farm unit labor costs were revised to 3.2% in the fourth quarter, against economists' estimate of a 1.6% rise. The two-year yield , which best reflects short-term rate expectations, hit a fresh 15-year high at 4.94%. The benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq (.IXIC) fell on Wednesday after data showed U.S. manufacturing contracted for a fourth straight month in February, although raw material prices increased last month. ET, Dow e-minis were up 56 points, or 0.17%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 21.75 points, or 0.55%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 107 points, or 0.89%.

The yield on two-year Treasury notes , which closely tracks short-term interest rate expectations, rose to 4.9%, its highest level since 2007. "You also got a tick up in the ISM prices paid, which means that prices generally are rising now for manufacturing. That's higher than where Fed policymakers in December signaled they would need to raise the policy rate. Money market traders see an about 80% chance of a 25-basis-point rate hike later this month, but the odds of a bigger 50 bps rate hike have grown recently. The main U.S. benchmarks ended February with losses as investors braced for the possibility that the Fed will hike rates more than initially thought on signs of resilience in the economy.

Data showed the U.S. trade deficit in goods increased moderately in January, with both imports and exports rising solidly. FEDWATCHBofA Global Research warned the Fed could even hike interest rates to nearly 6%. "We're talking about stickier inflation in the economy and higher interest rates for longer. ET, Dow e-minis were up 43 points, or 0.13%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 3.5 points, or 0.09%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 2.25 points, or 0.02%. The three main indexes are headed for monthly declines, with the blue-chip Dow (.DJI) in the red for the year.

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