Stock rotation hits Megacaps as Apple sinks 3%. Wall Street traders gearing up for this week’s Federal Reserve decision kept driving a rotation out of the tech megacaps that have powered the bull market in stocks.
As bets on a half-point Fed cut on Wednesday kept growing, money continued to flow into economically sensitive corners of the market and out the perceived safety of big tech. Apple Inc. sank after a closely followed analyst warned that demand for the iPhone 16 Pro has been lower than expected. While the S&P 500 didn’t do much on Monday, its equal-weighted version — one that gives Target Corp. as much clout as Microsoft Corp. — hit an all-time high amid hopes the advance will broaden out.
“We remain positive on equities,” said John Stoltzfus at Oppenheimer Asset Management. “The broad rotation which began in the rally from last year’s S&P 500 low has deflected volatility repeatedly evidenced on a day-to-day basis since the lows in early August. Pullbacks experienced thus far this year have mostly looked like “trims” and “haircuts” for the S&P 500.”
The S&P 500 was little changed. The Nasdaq 100 fell 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5% The Bloomberg Magnificent 7 Total Return Index fell 0.9%. The Russell 2000 Index rose 0.3%.
The yield on 10-year Treasuries was little changed at 3.65%. The dollar fell.
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Some of the main moves in markets:
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Cryptocurrencies
Bonds
Commodities
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